MWBPP Working Groups

MWBPP Working Groups

From time to time, a Partnership’s Board or Steering Committee may appoint working groups of persons possessing special knowledge or expertise for the development of programs, tasks, and activities, or to perform other actions which promote the objectives of the Partnership.

For their duration, each of the working groups will have a leader(s), a defined work scope, a list of deliverable items, and an expected completion date.

Note:  Working Group deliverable products (when available) are posted on this Bridge website at Technical / Working Group Products.

Action Item “Outreach to Local Agencies”
Leader Pat Connor, Purdue University (Indiana LTAP)
Work Team Kim Streicher (City of Chesterfield, MO); Mike Wenning, GAI Consulting; Nancy Huether, North Dakota DOT
Work Scope
  1. Exposure of the TSP2 Bridge Preservation Program.
  2. Offer Scholarships to Counties, Cities, Towns.
  3. Designate LTAP Contacts in the MWBPP states.
  4. Promote attendance at TSP2 Annual Meetings and on Teleconference Calls.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. List LTAP Contacts in the MWBPP states:  1 January 2015.
Action Item “Systematic Preventive Maintenance (SPM)”
Leader(s) Scott Stotlemeyer, MO DOT
Work Scope
  1. Outreach to MWBPP States for Status of Programs.  Develop Synthesis of MWBPP states’ SPM plans / agreements / programs.
  2. Develop list of potentially eligible SPM activities.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Summary of survey responses, including no responses:  Completed November 2013 and 2016 (To be updated on a 3-year cycle).

Survey Results (.docx) – 2016-11-01
Action Item “Preservation Matrix”
Leader(s) Brandon Boatman, MI DOT
Work Team Bill Oliva (WI DOT), Larry O’Donnell (FHWA Resource Center), Jeremy Hunter (IN DOT), Ed Lutgen (Delegate) (MN DOT)
Work Scope
  1. Within the MWBPP states, identify proven bridge preservation techniques and provide networking and contact information for others.
  2. Within the MWBPP states, identify the top five bridge preservation strategies, noting trends and the effectiveness of the applications.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Draft Deck Matrix:  April 2014; Final Draft:  1 January 2015.  Completed on 19 February 2015.  Download Final Matrix (.xlsx)
  2. Web-based document: TBD.
Action Item “Midwest Bridge Deterioration Modeling”
Leader(s) Bill Oliva, Wisconsin DOT & Fouad Jaber, Nebraska DOR
Work Scope Develop a select number of bridge deterioration curves for the time-dependent deterioration of bridge elements to be used in making estimates of future conditions and work actions. This effort will pool data and create results that will improve accuracy of various bridge management and asset management applications used by member DOTs, e.g., BrM, Agile Assets, and homegrown. We plan to develop this project as a Transportation Pooled Fund Study (TPF), funded and managed by the MWBPP Work Group.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Element-level and NBI deterioration curves.
  2. Element-level deterioration curves for substructure.
  3. Defect-level deterioration curves.
  4. Explore how bridge deck cracking progresses into delamination.
  5. Determine what type of inspection information (nondestructive testing) Mid-west DOTs have that translates into information on element-level defects, e.g., GPR, Thermograph, etc.
  6. Completion will be in phases.
Action Item “Regional Specifications & Product Evaluation Database”
Leader(s) Drew Storey, IN DOT;  Jason DeRuyver, Michigan DOT
Work Team Jason Collins (Mo DOT), Keith Platte (AASHTO)
Work Scope
  1. Develop a survey based on the results of the Preservation Matrix.  Potential Collaboration with other Partnerships.  [See Survey Results]
  2. Review how shared Specifications can be developed.
  3. Participate in a National Working Group for the development of a Bridge Performance Specification.
  4. This Working Group has been Sunset.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Working Group to tentatively sunset if a national initiative involving all Bridge Partnerships can be established.
  2. There is an ongoing need for agencies to continue to evaluate and report on products with the assistance of industry.
  3. Consideration of development into a National Working Group incorporating all Partnerships.
  4. Pilot Specification:  To be developed.
  5. This Working Group has been Sunset.
Action Item “Bridge Preservation Research”
Leader(s) Glenn Washer (University of Missouri), John Hooks (NCPP)
Work Team Elmer Alksnitis (SD DOT), Shane Boone (BDI), Pat Connor (Indiana LTAP), Jason Collins (Mo DOT), Keith Platte (AASHTO), Jeff Hay (RDI Technologies), David Hedeer (MN DOT), Jeremy Hunter (IN DOT), Fouad Jaber (NE DOR), Kevin Irving (AZZ Galvanizing Services), Jim Leader (KS DOT), Walt Peters (OK DOT), Paul Pilarski (MN DOT), Mark Pribula (MN DOT), Frank Sailer (IN DOT), Mike Todson (IA DOT).
Work Scope
  1. Promote the consolidation and dissemination of research.
  2. Identify research needs and promote new research.
  3. Technology transfer and communication of technologies for bridge preservation.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Final report on 2012 survey of MWBPP agencies’ in-house research in February 2014.
  2. Consolidation of research report resources from different states.
  3. Prioritize research needs statements.
Action Item “Annual Meeting Working Group”
Leader(s) Current Chair; Hosting State Representative
Work Team Members of the Current Board; NCPP Representatives
Work Scope
  1. Develop an Agenda for Annual Meetings.
  2. Plan separate conference calls for the Annual Meeting development.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. MWBPP Meeting Agenda and Common Partnership Session: April 2018.
Action Item “Social Media Development”
Leader(s) Lorella Angelini, Angelini Consulting Services
Work Scope Formation of a Working Group to develop communication capabilities for the MWBPP by the use of Social Media.

  1. Develop Social Media tools for the MWBPP Webpage.
  2. Increase awareness of Bridge Preservation.
  3. Share Case Histories, Bridge Preservation Initiatives, Bridge Preservation Research, and Bridge Preservation Events using social media tools that are more readily accessed by some.
  4. Work with the NCPP Webmaster to further develop the MWBPP Webpage.
  5. Initiate other Social Media, including LinkedIn.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. MWBPP Blog development to produce a draft version for review in July 2014. Consideration of this initiative at the 2014 National Meeting with the objective of promoting it as a National Initiative for all Bridge Preservation Partnerships.
  2. A LinkedIn account for Bridge Preservation has been developed.
  3. The MWBPP Blog was up and running by February 15, 2015.
  4. This Working Group has been Sunset. A National Social Media Working Group has now been formed as a result of this Working Group’s initiatives. Social Media have no boundaries and the initial MWBPP Working Group was a Pilot Working Group, which was expected to evolve from its inception. Members from the four Bridge Partnerships will represent their regions. The MWBPP will continue to have representation, and Report-outs will be made during conference calls and at meetings.
Action Item “Performance Measures”
Leader(s) David Juntunen, MI DOT
Work Scope
  1. National Performance Measures Liaison with FHWA BPETG. Future Needs: Defining the Value of Preventive Maintenance.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Presentation of Options: Working Group Completed and Sunset.
Action Item “Communicating the Benefits of Bridge Preservation Campaign”
Leader(s) Drew Storey, Indiana DOT; David Juntunen, Michigan
Work Team Nancy Huether, North Dakota DOT; Lorella Angelini, SCS; Siva Venugopalan, Siva Corrosion Services; Tom Donnelly, Transpo Industries; Mike Wenning, GAI Consulting
Work Scope
  1. Market to local and state transportation agencies the benefits of bridge preservation.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. Development of video clips promoting Bridge Preservation.  Develop separate videos for different audiences.  First video to be completed by 1 June 2015.
  2. This Working Group has been Sunset. A National Social Media Working Group has been formed which includes this Working Group’s initiatives. Members from the four Bridge Partnerships will represent their regions. The MWBPP will continue to have representation, and Report-outs will be made during conference calls and at meetings.
Action Item “Industry Technology Demonstrations”
Leader(s) TBD
Work Team Farokh Mehr (Dow Aksa Carbon Wrap), Lisa Zentner (Crafco, Inc.), Kevin Irving (AZZ Galvanizing Services)
Work Scope
  1. TBD.
  2. TBD.
Deliverable Products / Expected Completion
  1. TBD.
  2. This Working Group has been Sunset.

Note: Working Group deliverable products (when available) are posted on this Bridge website at Technical / Working Group Products.

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