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Engineering Technology INSIDE: Practical Design on the Noland Road Bridge Project Management on the Buckroe Fishing Pier Surveying in 3D • The Dominguez Gap Wetlands IF YOU YOU ARE LEAD UIU Certificates • Associates • Bachelors • Masters www.uiu.edu/apwa Upper Iowa University enhances your leadership by offering quality degree programs. 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ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ISSUE INSIDE APWA 2 President’s Message 8 Technical Committee News 10 APWA takes the lead on sustainability in public works 12 2009 APWA Chapter Education Summit: What’s working now, what’s next? 14 Walking down memory lane at the Jack Nicklaus Museum 16 How to stop getting by and start getting ahead 13 18 Reaching out to our communities 20 Successfully implementing a Quality Assurance Program in a small community COLUMNS 6 Washington Insight 22 Cleaning up the Kitchen 26 International Idea Exchange 52 Ask Ann FEATURES 21 30 Dominguez Gap Wetlands 32 Practical design leads to early completion and saves $22.24 million 34 Surveying in 3D 36 Going green saves green: how improving driving behavior helps the environment and the bottom line 38 Web applications reduce total cost of ownership and make automating construction management a reality for local agencies 40 Project management with a catch: the Buckroe Fishing Pier 46 Don’t let your “Infrastructure Stimulus Dollars” get washed away! 49 Navigating the EECBG Program for cities and tribes 31 WORKZONE 54 WorkZone: Your Connection to Public Works Careers MARKETPLACE 55 Products in the News 58 Professional Directory CALENDAR 25 Education Calendar 60 World of Public Works Calendar 41 60 Index of Advertisers On the cover: the Noland Road and I-70 Highway Interchange June 2009 APWA Reporter 1 Replacement Project, featured on p. 32 in this issue (photo by Justin Davis, Delich Roth & Goodwillie Engineers, P.A.) 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Of • Smart Trash: How RFID Improves course, now that you’ve read the Waste Management Efficiency EDITOR Preview, you’re thinking: I can’t miss R. Kevin Clark this! The education sessions are first- • Using the Internet to Share the GRAPHIC DESIGNER Julie Smith rate and the networking opportuni- Burden of Erosion Control ADVERTISING SALES ties are tremendous. So, engage your Amanda Daniel R. Kevin Clark • 21st Century Pavement Con- extraordinary public works problem- Erin Ladd Kansas City Liaison struction, Rehabilitation and Jennifer Wirz (800) 848-APWA solving skills and figure out how you (800) 800-0341 Maintenance Alternatives can join me for the APWA Congress APWA WASHINGTON OFFICE this year! 1401 K. Street NW, 11th floor 3. Recharge Your Batteries. Are Washington, D.C. 20005 you stuck? Is your organization in a (202) 408-9541 FAX (202) 408-9542 To help you talk to your boss, your rut? If you’re in the “always done it Disclaimer: The American Public Works Association agency or your significant other assumes no responsibility for statements and/or this way” mode, attend some Con- about why Congress is a great invest- opinions advanced by either editorial or advertising gress sessions and see what innova- contributors to this issue. APWA reserves the right ment, here are my Top Ten Reasons to refuse to publish and to edit manuscripts tive and progressive organizations to Attend Congress: to conform to the APWA Reporter standards. are doing in public works. Publisher’s Notice: The APWA Reporter, June 1. Networking. There is no other 2009, Vol. 76, No. 6 (ISSN 0092-4873; Publications 4. Technical Sessions. For those Agreement No. 40040340). 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The equipment show is 9. Location. This year’s Congress is Electronic Bidding and Reverse like a public works supermarket. No- located in the Midwest, easily acces- Auctions where else can you see almost every- sible from just about anywhere. For • Managing for Results: Justifying thing public works-related in one place. those agencies that are close to Colum- Maintenance Budgets and Getting Your staff can talk to vendors ranging bus, this is a great opportunity to bring Projects Funded from those who provide safety vests, your staff in for the day or the entire streetlights, green solutions and project Congress. • Empowering and Supporting Field management software to those who sell 10. Sustainability Focus. With all Employees heavy equipment. Vendors also offer the talk about “going green,” agencies workshops for Congress attendees. 6. Return on Investment. Yes, at- need to know what that really means. tending Congress will cost you or your 8. Customized Training. Congress Some of the leaders in the public works agency $1500-$2000. What you and has several different educational tracks, sustainability initiative will be present- “Perhaps the most important thing we can Diversity undertake toward the reduction of fear is make it easier for people to accept themselves, to like Awareness themselves.” Corner – Bonaro Overstreet Author, How to Think About Ourselves AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION Mission Statement: The American Public Works Association serves its members by promoting professional excellence and public awareness through education, advocacy and the exchange of knowledge. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DIRECTOR, REGION IV DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE, (Past APWA Presidents) Noel C. Thompson Shelby P. LaSalle, Jr. ENGINEERING & Consultant Chairman and CEO TECHNOLOGY Larry W. Frevert, Chair Thompson Resources Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Patty Hilderbrand, P.E. Louisville, KY Consultants, Inc. Program Management & Robert Albee Erwin F. 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