Week of Paving Excellence
WHEN
25-27 February 2025
WHERE
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Billings
27 N. 27th Street, Billings, Montana, 59101
WHO
These workshops will be of interest to city, county, highway districts, state, tribal, federal agencies, private contractors and consultants.
WHAT
Participants will gain knowledge of current asphalt techniques and technology.
LODGING
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Billings
27 N. 27th Street, Billings, Montana, 59101
The standard room rate is $110 plus tax (per night) and parking and is available for the nights of Feb 25-27, 2025. For hotel reservations, call (406) 252-7400. Indicate Group Code: CDT958 or book online at https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BILDTDT&groupCode=CDT958&arrivaldate=2025-02-25&departuredate=2025-02-28&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT.
25-27 February 2025
WHERE
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Billings
27 N. 27th Street, Billings, Montana, 59101
WHO
These workshops will be of interest to city, county, highway districts, state, tribal, federal agencies, private contractors and consultants.
WHAT
Participants will gain knowledge of current asphalt techniques and technology.
LODGING
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Billings
27 N. 27th Street, Billings, Montana, 59101
The standard room rate is $110 plus tax (per night) and parking and is available for the nights of Feb 25-27, 2025. For hotel reservations, call (406) 252-7400. Indicate Group Code: CDT958 or book online at https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BILDTDT&groupCode=CDT958&arrivaldate=2025-02-25&departuredate=2025-02-28&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT.
Room reservations must be made by: January 26, 2025.
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
| DAY ONE: TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2025 | |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Industry Meeting |
| DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2025 | |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm |
Plant Mix Training | Agenda TBD but possible topics include:
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| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | Montana Asphalt Conference | $50 per person Register online at https://www.ltap.montana.edu/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=1926 |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | MT Asphalt Session 1 Smoothness, Why it Matters. Milling for Smoothness Tom Chastain, Wirtgen America Paving for Smoothness Nars Laikram, Wirtgen America |
| 2:30pm - 3:15pm | MT Asphalt Session 2 Potential AI Impact on Future Pavement Management & the Data Inputs for Decision Making Kelvin Wang, WTI |
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | MT Asphalt Session 3 Pavement Recycling 101 Todd Gonser, Cutler Repaving |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | MT Asphalt Session 4 Why Compaction and Controlling for Segregation is Important Dave Johnson, Asphalt Institute |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | RDO Paving & Compaction Summit Social |
| DAY THREE: THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2025 | |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm | RDO Paving Compaction Summit | Register online at https://www.rdoequipment.com/events/montana-paving-and-compaction-summit The summit will focus on all aspects of road and Highway building. Topcon technology, asphalt milling, asphalt, paving, and soil and asphalt compaction. |
| 7:30am - 9:00am | RDO Paving Compaction Summit Session 1 Topcon Presentation, Cody Wagner |
| 9:00am - 10:30am | RDO Paving Compaction Summit Session 2 Asphalt Milling Application, Tom Chastain |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | RDO Paving Compaction Summit Session 3 Asphalt Paving 101, Nars |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm | RDO Paving Compaction Summit Session 3 continued Asphalt Paving 101, Nars |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | RDO Paving Compaction Summit Session 4 Compaction Basics, Tim Kowalski |