Agenda: 2025 WASHTO Annual Conference

Sunday, July 20, 2025
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Golf Tournament \| The Ranch Golf Club
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Glacier Registration
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Evaro Wildlife Overpass Tour (MDT)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Yellowstone Spouse/Guest Suite Open
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Exhibitor Move In
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Montana Board Room AGC Caucus
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Governor's Ballroom CEO Reception (Invite Only)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Caras Park Opening Night Event
Monday, July 21, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Ballroom A & B ARTBA Engineering Breakfast				Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Breakfast
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	The Wilma Opening General Session
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM	The Wilma Opening General Session (cont)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Boardroom Chief Engineers Lunch				Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM	Ballroom A Smarter Intersections Pilot Project		Ballroom B Reimagining Project Delivery Together		Ballroom C Information Where It's Needed: Innovations in Weather Related Traveler Information		Ballroom D Design Collaboration and Workflow Development, Leading the Way Forward
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM	CEO Run the Equipment (Invite Only)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Superior Traffic Services Tour (MDT) - MON
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Ballroom A Steadying the Ship: Practical Insights on Rising Construction Costs		Ballroom B Digital Delivery at Nebraska DOT		Ballroom C Innovative Partnerships for DOTs: Advancing Safe, Sustainable Corridors to Connect Communities		Ballroom D Leading the Nation: Communicating Work Zone and Move Over Safety to New Teen Drivers
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	BREAK
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM	Ballroom A Engage: Influencing Driver Behavior		Ballroom B How State, Local, and Tribal Nation Agencies are Responding to FHWA’s recent Anti-Competitive Bidding and Construction Audit		Ballroom C Improving our Construction Management Industry: Challenges and Solutions Panel Discussion		Ballroom D WSDOT Standard Plans for Buried Precast Structures
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM	BREAK
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Boardroom FHWA/State DOT CEOs Meet & Greet				The Wilma Educational Session - Parsons
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Various Hosted Receptions
6:30 PM	Sponsor Hosted Receptions
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Breakfast				Three Rivers ARTBA \| AGC \| AASHTO Breakfast
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration \| Help Desk
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Superior Traffic Services Tour
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Ballroom A AASHTOWare Safety: High Schoolers to Highway		Ballroom B Driver Free AV: Driverless Automated Freight Vehicle Deployments on Texas Roads		Ballroom D Leveraging People and Technology to Meet WSDOT's Fish Passage Program		Ballroom C How MnDOT is Building Effective Project Managers from Day One on the Job
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM	BREAK
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Ballroom A Connecting Speeds with Crashes: TxDOT Including Connected Vehicle Data in AASHTOWare Safety		Ballroom B Innovative Partnerships, Smart Solutions: Tackling Workforce Challenges with Cloud-Based Capital Planning		Ballroom C Community Engagement: Connecting with Communities to Create Infrastructure Partners - Rethinking Public Involvement		Ballroom D Compact Roundabout Intersections
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	The Wilma Educational Session - RS&H
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Boardroom WASHTO Board of Directors Lunch Meeting				Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM	Ballroom A Panel Discussion - Buckle Up, Phone Down: Proven DOT Strategies to Improve Driver Behavior		Ballroom B Advancing Transportation Moonshots in the Western States		Ballroom C Off-System Bridge Study and Implementation Plan		Ballroom D Planning the Future Multimodal Interstate System in Texas
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM	BREAK
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM	Ballroom A Enhancing Occupational Safety through Mental Preparedness		Ballroom B Digital Twins: Innovative Technologies in Hawaii's Maritime Logistics		Ballroom C Innovative and Collaborative Partnerships: Optimizing Mobility and Safety on the US 191 and MT 64 Corridors in Big Sky Country		Ballroom D Streamlining Project Delivery by Incorporating Mitigation in the Transportation Planning Process
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Foyer 5 O'Clock Somewhere Break - GFT
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM	Ballroom A ADOT's Digital Delivery Initiative		Ballroom B Does AI Live Up to the Hype?		Ballroom C Bridging the Gap: Innovations in Hawaii's Bridge Inspection Program		Ballroom D Advancing Multimodal Corridor Development Through Long-Range Corridor Studies
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM	BREAK
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	The Wilma Educational Session - Bentley
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM	The Jack Saloon Closing Reception
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Boardroom RUC Breakfast				Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Breakfast
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Registration \| Help Desk
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Ballroom A Assessment of HERO Incident Management Programs in Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio Metropolitan Areas		Ballroom B We Have a Code AV: Effective First Responder Interactions with Autonomous Vehicles		Ballroom C Transforming the Ordinary: Reinventing the Mundane into Social Media Magic		Ballroom D CDOT US-50 Blue Mesa Bridge Emergency Response
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Technical Tour: Beartracks Bridge
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM	Foyer BREAK
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Ballroom A Networking-level Estimation of Pavement Friction		Ballroom B Using Connected Car Data for Speed Zone Studies & Posted Speed Limit Setting		Ballroom C Leveraging Generative Scheduling to Deliver Transportation Agency Portfolios and Plans		Ballroom D Down-to-Earth WinterOps Sensing
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Foyer BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM	Ballroom A Various Approaches for DOT Pavement Management Plans: Partnerships for Sustainable Infrastructure	Ballroom B Journey to TxDOT's AI Strategic Plan		Ballroom C Embracing Paradigm Shifts of New Delivery Methods		Ballroom D Wyoming's 22 Big Fill Landslide Stabilization		Three Rivers A Connected Vehicle in Your Pocked: Using Smart Phones for CV Applications
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Technical Tour: Beartracks Bridge
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM	Foyer BREAK
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM	Holiday Inn Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey and Design	Ballroom A NDOT TSMO Workforce Development		Ballroom B Accelerating V2X Grant Projects		Ballroom C Planning and Developing a Next Generation Border Transportation Management System		Ballroom D Decolonization an Discovery: Indigenous Led Research Paving the Way in North Idaho
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Event Tent @ Holiday Inn Delegate Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Shuttles to Closing Session (Wilma Theater)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	The Wilma Closing General Session \| AASHTO Awards