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.
 
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:

  • RAP
  • Chip Seals, value and preservation
  • Highly Modified Asphalt Mixtures
  • BMD
  • MSCR
  • Intelligent Construction Technologies
 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