Trns Grp Newsletter Feb2012

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February 2012

TRANSPORTATION GROUP

MEETING INFORMATION

Program: I-15 Express Lanes

When: February 15, 2012

Where: Best Western Seven Seas411 Hotel Circle SouthSan Diego, CA 9210

(Lunch served at Noon)

Cost: $25 (with RSVP)

$15 (Students and Public Agencies)

RSVP: Please RSVP throughProject Partners by Monday,February 13, 2012

IN THIS ISSUE

About Our Speaker 1

Message from the Chair 2

2011-2012 Officers 2

Thanks to Our Sponsors 2 - 4

I-15 Express Lanes

Joshua Reese graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He

has been working for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the past five

years performing design, construction administration, and project management. Joshua iscurrently the Assistant Project Manager for the I-15 Express Lanes projects.

Gerard Chadergian graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Civil

Engineering. He has his Graduate Certificate in Transportation Management from San Jose

State University. He has been working for the California Department of Transportation

(Caltrans) for the past fourteen years as a Designer, Office Engineer, Inspector, Assistant

Resident Engineer, Design Manager, and Project Manager. Gerard is currently the Design

Manager/Project Manager for the I-15 Express Lanes projects and the SR-15 Mid City BRT and

bike path projects.

Caltrans recently opened the last

segment of the I-15 Express Lanes.

This four-lane freeway within a

freeway, built in the median of I-15,

extends from SR-163 to SR-78.

Featuring a moveable barrier, direct

access ramps (DARs), and

intermediate access points, it is oneof the most versatile highways in the

State. Travel times within the

project limits have been cut in half,

and future projects, including a Bus

Rapid Transit (BRT) service with

stations along and even within the

freeway, will further increase the

system’s efficiency.

Learn about this billion dollar project from

Joshua and what lies ahead for the Route 15

corridor. Greg will also give an overview of

the SR-15 Mid City BRT and bike pathAbout our Speakers



Can you believe it is February already? It has been an exciting couple of

months in the local transportation world with the recent SANDAG On-Call

Contracts followed by the Caltrans District 11 Contracts. It is time to get out

of the office, celebrate your victories, and j oin your fellow transportation

colleagues at the next ASCE Transportation Gr oup meeting!

On February 15th, we will start the year with

an exciting presentation by Joshua Reese and Gerard Chadergian of

Caltrans who will be speaking about the I-15 Managed Lanes. They

have a lot to share about this billion dollar project and what lies ahead

for the Route 15 corridor.

We’d like to extend special recognition to our sponsoring companies

whose business cards are included in this newsletter. Their generous

donations allow us to continue our exciting transportation specific

programs and help fund the student scholarships and our annual

summer social.

Thanks again for your support and participation in the ASCE

Transportation Group. We hope to see you all on February 15th!

Reminder: We have decided to forego the $10 additional

Transportation Group membership fee this year in hopes of eliminating

confusion that this has caused in the past. As a result, the normal

luncheon cost will be $25 for every meeting except that students and

public agency employees can still attend for $10.

Regards,

Craig Shannon, P.E.

ASCE Transportation Group Chair 2011-2012

Message from the Chair

Thanks to our Sponsors

2011-2012 Officers

Chair:Craig ShannonSimon Wong Engineering858.566.3113

Vice Chair:Rene LoyaCH2M HILL619.687.0120

Treasurer:Mark FirgerParsons Transportation Group619.515.5106

Secretary:Arash MonsefanT. Y. Lin International619.692.1920

Scholarship/Summer Social:

Victor Tirado

Moffat & Nichol

619.220.6050

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Sponsors Continued on Pages 3 - 4



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Thanks to our Sponsors (Continued)



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Thanks to our Sponsors (Continued)

Check out our website:

www.asce-sd.org/groups_trans.asp

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Trns Grp Newsletter Feb2012