Agenda : 2025 MAASTO Annual Conference

Monday, August 25, 2025
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Oak Ridge Country Club Golf Tournament
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	MAASTO - SCOHT
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	MnDOT Safety Experience Tour: Safety on the Job		Light Rail Construction Project Tour: Green Line Extension		Bike Tour: Downtown Minneapolis (6.5-mile ride)
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Lakeshore A Registration
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Move In
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Research Lab Tours: University of Minnesota
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Pre-function space and private dining room area, located between the lobby and Prairie Kitchen Restaurant Welcome Gathering – “Land of Partnerships: Elevating Small Businesses at MAASTO”
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Lakeshore B AGC Caucus Meeting (Invitation only)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Brit's Pub Welcome Reception - Sponsored by AECOM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Breakfast
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Lakeshore A Registration
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Nicollet Ballroom Opening General Session
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Connectivity Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM	Northstar A Innovation Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing, Emergency Response - Collaborating for Success	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Smarter Work Zones: Harnessing Technology for Safer Operations		Regency Room Stewardship Blatnik Bridge Reconstruction Project Update		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Leading the Charge: Ohio's First Mover Advantage in EV Deployment
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Northstar A Innovation Low-Cost AI Roadway Asset Inventory and Data Collection	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Hey, your bridge is on fire!		Regency Room Stewardship Using Performance Measures to Guide System Spending: MnDOT's 20 year Investment Plan		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Utilizing the Right-of-Way to Improve Transportation Sustainability
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Mirage ARTBA \| AGC \| AASHTO Lunch (Invitation only)
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM	Northstar A Innovation Preparing for Launch, a Bridge Launch! SU:M-8-1.75 High Level Bridge Project	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety WisDOT's Safety First Initiative		Regency Room Stewardship Stakeholder Engagement in Planning and ITS		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Understanding GHG Emissions
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM	St.Croix HR/Workforce Meeting (Invitation only)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Connectivity Break
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Northstar A Innovation MoDOT Innovations Program	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety The Path to Successful Express Lane Turn-On		Regency Room Stewardship Federal Funding Panel Discussion and STIC Panel		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Minnesota Electric Aviation Network MEAN Study Findings
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM	Northstar A Innovation Who is AASHTOWare Project: Modernizing Construction Administration at State DOTs with AASHTOWare	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety The Power of Prediction: An Innovative Traffic Safety Tool To Help Prevent Traffic Crashes		Regency Room Stewardship Strategic Transportation and Development Analysis		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Innovative Electrification in the Right of Way
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Vendor Reception
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Sponsor Hosted Receptions
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM	MAASTO Fun Run
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Hyatt Exhibit Hall Breakfast			Mirage ARTBA Engineering Issues Breakfast (Invitation only)
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Lakeshore A Registration \| Help Desk
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM	Northstar A Innovation AI-nnovating Engagement: Shaping Public Involvement Strategies	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Bridging Safety Culture and Well Being within MnDOT and Iowas Stress and Resilience Management Project		Regency Room Stewardship Surface Condition for Active Networks SCAN - an approach to shared use path condition assessment		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability RENEW RICHMOND: Revitalized a Critical Structure Downtown
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	SkyWay Chief Engineers Meeting (Invitation only)
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM	Northstar A Innovation Enhancing Incident Tracking and Analysis at KDOT: Levering Power BI for Improved Insights	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Forward 44 - Comprehensive Analysis of Safety & Traffic on Missouri's Longest Interstate Highway		Regency Room Stewardship Interstate Bridge Replacement Program		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Statewide Planning for EV Infrastructure Charging
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	SkyWay MAASTO Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation only)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Connectivity Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	Northstar A Innovation Using technology to assist with data collection, roadway maintenance, and bridge maintenance	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Kentucky's Safe System Approach and Minnesota's Strategic Highway Safety Plan		Regency Room Stewardship Stewardship in Transportation; The Power of Partnerships for Thriving Communities		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Using Accessibility Metrics for Sustainability and System Performance
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	SkyWay MAASTO Board of Directors Lunch (Invitation only)			Hyatt Exhibit Hall Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Northstar A Innovation Examination of Lighting Practices at Crosswalks	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety Mini and Modular Roudabouts replace 96 conflict points		Regency Room Stewardship Equity-Based Performance Measure by MnDOT and the MetCouncil		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Midwestern Maritime Freight Planning: Challenges and Opportunities
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Tear Down
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lakeshore B FHWA / MAASTO Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation only)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM	Northstar A Innovation Equity Based Approach for Prioritizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Safety Needs	GreenWay Ballroom B,C,H,I Safety MnDOT Regional Local Road Traffic Safety Workshops		Regency Room Stewardship Planning to Improve Delivery: MnDOT's Corridor Planning Prioritization Process and Guidebook Process		GreenWay Ballroom D,E,F,G Sustainability Chloride Pollution Solution: Embracing Low Salt Design
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Nicollet Pre-Function Connectivity Break
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Nicollet Ballroom Closing Session & Awards
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Guthrie Theatre Host State Night Reception - Sponsored by HNTB

FINAL AGENDA