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2026 Michigan Bridge Week

2026 Bridge Week Sessions

PRESENTATIONS - Day 1

MDOT Update
Beckie Curtis, PE - MDOT

Local Bridge Program Update
Keith Cooper, PE - MDOT

TAMC Update
TAMC Bridge Committee

Bridge Deck Preservation Tool – InfoBridge
Mohamed ElBatanouny, PE - WJE

Flint River Bridge
Juan Alcantar, PE - MDOT
Tony Shkurti, PE - MDOT
Eric Stone, PE - HNTB

Gordie Howe Update
Kyle Kopper, PE - WSP
Johnnathan Quijano - Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

Collaboration for Success: Temp Supporting an NSTM Steel Box Girder Pier Cap
Jason DeRuyver, PE - HDR
John Belcher, PE - MDOT
Martha Owen C.A. Hull

Tittabawassee River Pedestrian Bridge
Mark Lessens, PE - Great Lakes Engineering Group
Pamela Blough - PMBlough|PLaCE Studios
Ellen Englund - Fisher Contracting Company

Trenchless Pipe Installation
Jeffrey Girard - Concrete Pipe Association of Michigan
Scott Bazinet - Lowe Construction Co.
Tim Mattice - Lowe Construction Co.

Geotechnical Details Matter
Ryan Snook, PE - MDOT

Emergency Response on Bridges Domestic Scan
Jason Hastings - GPI

Electric Vehicle Fire Prevention Response
Andrea McCabe - AECOM for MDOT

PRESENTATIONS - Day 2

Design Standards information/Galvanic Anodes/Coming Updates
Cole Cavalieri, PE - MDOT
Vladimir Zokvic, PE - MDOT

Fabrication QA Program/Shop Drawing Review/Design of Welded Connections
Matt Filcek, PE - MDOT

Fabrication, Shop Inspection, and Welder Qualification
Bob Otremba - MDOT
Deanna Papanek - MDOT

Issues found in Construction
Rick Liptak, PE - MDOT

MDOT Q/A Panel
Rick Liptak, PE - MDOT
Cole Cavalieri, PE - MDOT
Vladimir Zokvic, PE - MDOT
Matt Filcek, PE - MDOT
Bob Otremba - MDOT
Deanna Papanek - MDOT

QA/QC Workshop
Ingrid Sandberg, PE - CTT
QA/QC Workshop Worksheets
QA/QC Workshop Exercise Table