The 2025 California Concrete Pavement Conference

Wednesday, April 16^th from 7 am to 6 pm
Thursday, April 17^th  from 9 am to 3 pm
University of California at Davis

Conference Program

Wednesday, April 16^th from 7 am to 6 pm

 
University of California at Davis, Activities & Recreation Center Ballroom

 
7:00 am

Registration & Breakfast

 
8:00 am

Welcome & Introductory Remarks

 
Charles Stuart, SWCPA; Elissa Konove, FHWA; Tigi Thomas, Caltrans, Mike Consalvi, Ecobeton-USA – Platinum Sponsor

 
8:30 am

California Concrete Pavement Projects

 
Charles Stuart, SWCPA

 
8:45 am

The Building of PaveM; Working In It Today

 
Tom Pyle, Pavement Consultant; Robert Hogan, Caltrans
The Creation & Operation of Caltrans’ Pavement Management System

 
9:00 am

Pavement Network Asset Management:

A Tool to Maximize the Return on Infrastructure Investments

 
Randolph Kirchain, MIT CSHub

 
9:15 am

How Innovative Project Delivery Improves Construction Outcomes

 
Jeremy Peterson-Self, Caltrans, Belinda Hon, Caltrans (invited) 
The Highway 101 Project – Jason Kline, Caltrans (invited); The SR 46 Project

 
9:45 am

Break & Exhibitor Introductions

 
Tom Tietz, California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA)

 
10:15 am

State of the Art in Concrete Pavement Design

 
Sohila Bemanian, Parsons – How to Balance Quality, Budget & Schedule
Dulce Rufino Feldman, Caltrans

 
10:45 am

Reducing the Embodied Carbon Content of Concrete Pavement

 
Tom Van Dam, WJE

 
11:00 am

The Sustainable Concrete Panel Discussion

 
Tom Van Dam, Moderator
Panelists:  Somayeh Nassiri, UCPRC; Corey Zollinger, Cemex; Nathan Forrest, CNCA; Jacquelyn Wong, Caltrans; Leif Wathne, CP Tech Center

 NOON

Lunch Buffet

 
1:00 pm

The 2024 SWCPA Concrete Paving Awards

 
Charles Stuart, SWCPA

 
1:30 pm

The UCPRC lab2slab Program

 
John Harvey, UCPRC, Somayeh Nassiri, UCPRC, and Angel Mateos, UCPRC
 Invitation to Tour the UCPRC Tomorrow – Sign up with Terri Zemlicka at Registration

 
1:45 pm

Efficiencies Gained through Innovative Scheduling & Routing

 
Efficiencies Gained on I-10 Projects in CA & AZ – Long Pavement Runs
 Leif Wathne, CP Tech Center
Armando Garcia, Coffman Specialties; Divyesh Vora, Caltrans
Dave Rath, SWCP; Josh Alves, Fisher Industries

 
2:30 pm

FHWA Mobile Concrete Technology Center

 
Jagan Gudimettla, FHWA Consultant

 
2:40 pm

Break

 
3:00 pm

Building Higher Quality Concrete Pavements

 
Methods and examples of improving paving operations
Matt Fonte, Fonte & Co.; Sarah Dalton, ACPA

 
3:15 pm

Pavement Vehicle Interaction and the Use Phase

 
MIT CSHub’s three-minute video explanation of PVI w/California example

Freight-Truck-Pavement Interaction: Principles, Simulation Implementation, Economic and Environmental Effects

 
John Harvey, UCPRC

 
3:45 pm

The Road to Long-Life Concrete Pavements

 
Leif Wathne, CP Tech Center
Tom Pyle, Pavement Consultant

 
4:00 pm

Speakers Lounge

 
Step out the Garden Patio to connect one-on-one and in small groups with conference speakers, attendees and exhibitors.

Thursday, April 17^th from 9 am to 2 pm

 University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC)
3327 Apiary Drive, Davis, CA 95615

UC Davis Civil & Environmental Engineering Professors & Researchers
Dr. John Harvey and Dr. Somayeh Nassiri will host a tour of their new UCPRC testing facility near campus, presenting their Sustainable Concrete Lab2Slab Initiative, along with a test track concrete pour.

Tour the FHWA’s brand-new Mobile Concrete Technology Center (MCTC) on Wednesday & Thursday. Participate in demonstrations of the center’s new state-of-the-art technology for materials selection, mixture design development, field & laboratory testing, and pavement evaluation.

 
9:00 am

Lab Tour of Lab2slab Program at University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC)

 
First 60 minute guided tour of the lab facilities starts at 9:00 am.

 
10:00 am

FHWA Mobile Concrete Technology Center Open House

 
Open for Tours and Ongoing Testing Demonstrations from 10 am – 2 pm
Mike Praul, FHWA Pavement Materials Senior Concrete Engineer
Jagan Gudimettla, Project Manager – MCTC
Josh Brinegar, FHWA Concrete Technologist – MCTC
Nelson Gibson, FHWA Senior Pavement Materials Engineer
Mike Swanlund, FHWA Transportation Engineer

 
11:00 am

Second Guided Lab Tour of the UCPRC lab2slab Program

 
Second 60 minute guided tour of the lab facilities starts at 11:00 am

 
11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Authentic Street Tacos Food Truck – Complimentary Lunch

 
1:00 pm

Third Guided Lab Tour of the UCPRC lab2slab Program

 
Third 60 minute guided tour of the lab facilities starts at 1:00 pm

Discounted hotel accommodations are available at Hyatt Place on the UC Davis campus.
To receive the conference rate for Tuesday, April 15^th and/or Wednesday, April 16^th, go to:

Hyatt Place Reservations

For additional information, contact SWCPA Communications Director Mark Gudenas at Mark.Gudenas@swcpa.org