Report from Chair Jeff Milton

Southeast Bridge Preservation Partnership –

State Of The Partnership

Southeast Bridge Preservation Partnership Committee Structure 4 April 2013

Officers Name Organization Office Jeff Milton Virginia DOT Chair (State Rep) Andy Doyle Georgia DOT Vice-Chair (State Rep) Jim Edgerton Agile Assets, Inc. Vice-Chair (Industry) Keith Ramsey Texas DOT Secretary / Treasurer (State Rep)

Directors Name Organization Representation John Sobanjo Florida State University Academic Director Eric Christie Alabama DOT At-large Director Jim Edgerton Agile Assets, Inc. Industry Organization Director Jeremy Shafer Inspect Tech Industry Organization Director Jeff Milton Virginia DOT State Agency Director Andy Doyle Georgia DOT State Agency Director Dan Muller North Carolina DOT State Agency Director Keith Ramsey Texas DOT State Agency Director Hector Laureano PR Highways & Trans Authority State Agency Director

Ex-Officio (Non-voting) Name Organization Representation Earl Dubin Federal Highway Administration Regional Representative Danny Tullier Louisiana DOTD Past-Chair

SEBPP Board

The 2013 meeting of the SEBPP was held in Norfolk, Virginia from April 2 to April 4

The meeting was well attended with a total of 167 individuals

participating. This total attendance included 38 DOT representatives, 4 local agency representatives, 3 FHWA representatives, 3 AASHTO representatives, 6 NCPP representatives, and 113 industry representatives.

2013 Meeting

The 2013 meeting agenda included the following topics: • Welcome from Virginia and FHWA • State of the Partnership Report • Deck Preservations Topics • Bridge Coating Topics • Bridge Preservation Research Topics • Mandated National Bridge Elements • Performance Measures • NCHRP Project 14-23 Update • Asset Management • Bridge Management Systems • AASHTO TSP2 Update • FHWA Update • Roundtable Discussion Concerning MAP-21

2013 Meeting

• The current treasury balance for the SEBPP is

$40,065.43.

Treasury Balance

• The Board conducted monthly conference calls • Monitored the status of AASHTO Voluntary

Contributions and encouraged states to participate • Planning for the possibility of conducting training

activities for the SEBPP – workshop or webinar not associated with a meeting

• Monitored national training activities • Monitored national research activities

SEBPP Activities

• Planning for 2014 National Bridge Preservation Partnership Conference

• Supported local agency participation in partnership activities, including sponsoring local agencies to attend the 2014 National Bridge Preservation Partnership Conference

• Promoted the establishment of System Preservation and Preventive Maintenance agreements between SEBPP Member DOT’s and FHWA Division offices

SEBPP Activities

• Website Development – Support the NCPP’s development of the TSP2 website

(tsp2.org). – Postings of SEBPP Working Group Deliverables: Round

Table Discussions, PowerPoint presentations, and Videos capturing actual presentations and Questions and Answers (Q&As).

– Postings of new and ongoing relevant research.

SEBPP Activities

• Performance Specifications - Collaborate in the development of a Pilot Bridge

Preservation Performance Specification that is workable and appropriate for the Owner, Supplier, and Contractor. (All Bridge Partnerships will participate in this national initiative.)

SEBPP Activities

• Paint Working Group

– Jeff Pouliotte – Chair of Working Group – Survey of Southeastern States – Report - A Rational Approach for Planning Bridge

Repainting Projects – Bridge Paint Cost Analysis Tool – Follow-up survey of Southeastern States – Preparation for presentations and panel discussion at

2014 National Bridge Preservation Partnership Conference

SEBPP Working Groups

• Deck Working Group • Atiq Alvi – Chair of Deck Working Group • Survey of Southeastern States • Preparation for presentation at 2014 National Bridge

Preservation Partnership Conference

SEBPP Working Groups

• Performance Measures Working Group – This committee’s activities were placed on hold

until the FHWA clarifies how it will deal with the Performance Measures mandated by MAP-21.

SEBPP Working Groups

• Bridge Preservation Web Based Training – training

material currently under development • Bridge Maintenance Training – update reference

manual – develop web based preliminary course – update four day in person training – develop optional web based courses – update of reference manual is currently underway

FHWA/NHI Training

• Training Web Page on TSP2 Site

• Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TC3) Courses - TC3 is a state-based initiative recently adopted as a Technical Service Program within AASHTO, the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TC3)'s mission is to develop and maintain a quality training curriculum to enhance the competency of the nation's transportation Construction, Maintenance, and Materials technical workforce. The TC3 is preparing a new contract for the development of web based training courses and a request for course topics was sent.

• Web based Bridge Preservation and Bridge Construction training – SSPC

website: • Safety During Bridge Preservation Activities • Coating and Painting Bridge Superstructures • Sealing and Waterproofing Bridge Decks

Other Training

• University of Washington research reports concerning bridge washing have been published.

• Ohio DOT issued a research report titled "Instrumentation of

the US Grant Bridge for Monitoring of Fabrication, Erection, In-Service Behavior, and to Support Management, Maintenance, and Inspection" .

• The Region 2 University Transportation Research Center at

Columbia University has released a report titled “Field Methods for Determining Lead Content in Bridge Paint Removal Waste”. This report considers an approach that provides in-situ characterization of waste classification for removal of paint from bridges and other structures.

Research

• The Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research has issued a report titled “Nondestructive Measurements Using Mechanical Waves in Reinforced Concrete Structures

• NCHRP Projects will be discussed during the report for the Bridge Technical Working Group of AASHTO SCOM

Research

• The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a tech brief that defines long-term bridge performance (LTBP) and discusses the importance of measuring bridge performance and practices.

• “Bridge Preservation Ahead" signs have been used by some states – the use of this sign will be reviewed with the FHWA MUTCD group.

Technical Information

• 2015 Alabama • 2016 Puerto Rico • 2017 West Virginia • 2018 National Meeting • 2019 Tennessee

Future SEBPP Meetings