2026 ACEC-NH & NHDOT Technical Exchange Conference has ended

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2026 ACEC-NH & NHDOT Technical Exchange Conference

8:30am EDT

Morning Keynote Presentation Granite BallroomJessica Eskeland • David Rodrigue • Governor Kelly Ayotte

9:30am EDT

Networking Pre-function Area

10:00am EDT

Session 1: A) Restoration of the Elizabeth River Lift Bridge; B) Hinsdale-Brattleboro Construction Perspective Salon A/BNickie Hunter • Amanda Ruyack, PE • Bryan Seitz, PE • Dustin Littlefield Session 2: A) Alton Iceway; B) Beyond the Surface: What the New MOP 130 “Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment” Reveals About Hidden Deterioration in Waterfront Structures Salon CLoretta Girard Doughty, P.E. • Jason Leavitt • Noah Elwood, PE, BC PE, BC O E • Daniel Del Tufo, PE Session 3: A) F&G, DES, Natural Heritage Bureau Statutes, Rule Changes & Implementation; B) USACE Regulatory Division & Nationwide Permits Webster RoomJody Trunfio, PE • Brian Kirkpatrick, CWB • Michael Wierbonics Session 4: A) Coastal Resilience Hydraulic Modeling Guidance; B) SR1 Coastal Corridor Resiliency Study for the Delaware Department of Transportation Pierce RoomJeff Santacruce, PE, PTOE • Michael Gardner, WEDG • Jim Pappas, PE, MBA • Cheryl Coviello, P.E., BC.PE Session 5: A) NHDOT CADD Update; B) Bentley Update Merrimack RoomBill Caswell, PE • Volaree Rendon • Addyson Lyons

11:00am EDT

Networking Pre-function Area

11:15am EDT

Session 6: A) Exit 16 DDI, Colchester, Vermont; B) Pelham Roundabout #41751 Salon A/BJames Marshall • Ben Tietze • Greg Bakos, PE • Michael LaCroix • Anthony "Tony" Puntin Session 7: A) SADES Retaining Wall Database Means & Methods; B) Foamed Glass Aggregate - Design & Construction of an Off-Alignment Bridge, MSE Walls, & Embankment in Colchester, VT Salon CSonnia Tejada • Adam Carr • Melissa Landon, PhD, PE Session 8: A) RIDOT I-95 15 Design Build, RIDOT’s Largest Ever Project; B) D5 Bridge Bundle - MassDOT First Low-Bid Design Build Webster RoomAdam Stockin • Jeff Klein, PE • Steve DelGrosso • Marco Pereira, PE • Mike Sullivan Session 9: Student Team Presentations Pierce RoomRoch Larochelle • Rodrigo Amador • Eli Lemire • Kloe MacKenzie • Savanah Lee • Jason McIntosh • Appalachia Kunz • Nathan Nesbit • Diana Eliasson • Nick Swanson

12:15pm EDT

Networking Pre-function Area

12:45pm EDT

Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Are Speed Limits a Relic of the Past? Granite BallroomMatthew Low, PE • Dr. Patricia Tice

1:45pm EDT

Networking Pre-function Area

2:00pm EDT

Session 10: A) ConnDOT Interchange; B) I-277 Exit 3A North Carolina (Video Game) Salon A/BPhillip Kendall • Kimberly Lesay • David Schweitzer • Smith Siromaskul Session 11: A) Conway 41755 Multi-Use Path Project; B) New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway Updates - Hampton to Portsmouth, NH Salon CRoch Larochelle • Thomas Jameson, PE • Tim Whitney, PE • Burr Phillips, PE, CPESC • Christopher Meier • Matt Francoeur • Alex Brenneman Session 12: A) Historic Bridge Inventory Update; B) Monarch Butterfly Webster RoomRobert Faulkner, PE • Jamie O'Brien • Heidi Holman • Jill Edelmann Session 13: A) Cold Spray Proof of Concept Structural Bridge Repair; B) Asphalt Rejuvenators & Slurry Seals: Expanding the Pavement Preservation Toolbox Pierce RoomSonnia Tejada • Nayeem Faruk, PE • Nick Jones • Brian Schagen, PhD • Alyson Bedard, P.E.

3:00pm EDT

Networking Pre-function Area

3:30pm EDT

Session 14: A) ABC UHPC Overlay Bridge Replacement, Rockingham, VT; B) Delivering a Multi-phased Bridge Rehabilitation for the I-89 Connecticut River Crossing that Improves Roadway Capacity Salon A/BLoretta Girard Doughty, P.E. • Adam Stockin • Samuel White, PE • Timothy Polson, PE • Andy Silovich Session 15: A) Route 11 Slope Stabilization Project in Sunapee, NH; B) Dummer-Cambridge-Errol 16304B Salon CNichole Davis • Curtis Morrill • Erin Force • Mario Giroux, PE Session 16: A) NHDOT Pavement Markings Philosophy; B) Reducing Speeding in Construction Work Zones: Insights from the CTDOT’s Automated Work Zone Speed Control Pilot Webster RoomFrank Koczalka • Lee Baronas, PE • Andrew Cadmus • Timothy Young, PE Session 17: A) Digital Delivery - State of the Industry; B) Online Driveway Permit Process Update Pierce RoomTobey Reynolds • Roger Appleton • Susan Klasen PE • Patrick Colburn PE • Aidan Cleaves • Jeff Bachiochi Session 18: This is your brain on driving: The Psychology of Speed & What You Can Do About It Merrimack RoomBill Lambert • Dr. Patricia Tice

4:30pm EDT

Social Gathering & Networking Pre-function Area