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Infrastructure Sustainability – A Comprehensive Approach
March 15 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration begins at 8:30 am – Session begins at 9:00
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 495 Sterling Lyon Parkway – Winnipeg, MB
MMA Members – $250.00
Non-Members – $275.00
This session is being offered in partnership with KGS Group and Pier Solutions and will cover the following topics:
Programming (Asset Management) – KGS
- Identifying and developing a 5-to-10-year list of priorities (i.e. maintenance and new construction projects)
- Developing an annual preservation/maintenance program
- Ensuring underground projects are completed prior to or in conjunction with road works
Road Maintenance and Preservation – KGS
- Importance of embankment and surface drainage
- Common types of pavement distresses – causes
- Innovative products (eg. Cypher, geogrid/geotextiles, mastic crack/pothole repair, fog/sand slurry seal)
- Cold mix vs. hot mix for pothole repair
- Crack sealing
Drainage – KGS
- Ditch Grades
- Culverts – proper installation, settlement, hydraulic capacity
- Potential environmental concerns (i.e. habitat classification and fish passage)
Erosion and Sedimentation Prevention – KGS
- Importance of…
- Products
- best practices
Roadside Safety – KGS
- What is a roadside hazard? How do you know if something is a potential hazard?
- Pros and cons of guardrail (drifting snow, maintenance, hazard)
Contract Delivery Models for any Project – Pier Solutions
- A comparison of traditional and alternative contract models that won’t put you to sleep
- Opportunities for collaboration
- Discussion: challenges and success of various contract models
Bridge and Culvert Maintenance – Pier Solutions
- Replacing surprise expenditures with scheduled investments
- Discussion: replace vs repair – strategies for safely extending life of old infrastructure
Vulnerable Infrastructure – virtual presentation by Aquanty and
Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association
- Identifying vulnerable infrastructure in flood events
- Soil permeability’s impact on flood events
Building Vibrant Communities: Trails – Trails Manitoba
- Vision: Connecting Manitobans with trails!
- Funds and Grant Program