Special 80^th Anniversary Celebration Meeting Agenda

To celebrate our 80^th Anniversary, the Dallas Branch invites you to our special May Meeting that will be held in the evening to allow more time for mingling and to provide the opportunity to bring spouses and friends. 

    5:30 to 6:30 PM:  Three Concurrent Seminars:

§        Professional Activities Committee Seminar: New Continuing Education Requirements for the PE’s to be presented by a representative of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

§        SEI Committee Seminar:  Design & Construction of Cold Formed Steel by Yoosef Lavi, P.E., President, Lavi & Associates.

§        Geotechnical Group Seminar:  Excavation Retention Systems by GianCarlo Santarelli, Vice President, Bencor (See Link for additional Information).

    6:30 to 7:00 PM:  Social (cash bar available)

    7:00 PM:  Dinner & Main Program

Date:  Monday, May 3, 2004

Location:  The "Hotel Dallas Mockingbird" formerly the "Radisson Hotel," 1893 West Mockingbird Lane (at intersection with Harry Hines Boulevard), (214) 634-8850.  (It is the same Hotel we have been meeting at for the past few years, but with a new name).  See Map

Program:  LBJ Updates and Design Implementation
The 21 mile long I.H. 635/LBJ Freeway (LBJ) corridor encompasses one of the most highly developed commercial and residential areas in north Texas and with average daily traffic of over 200,000 vehicles per day, it is one of the busiest urban freeways in the nation.  With completion of its planning process and approval of the locally preferred alternative (LPA), TxDOT is proceeding toward design of the various segments of the corridor.  Many of the Dallas Branch members could potentially contribute to design of this corridor.  Our May speaker has been involved in all phases of the LBJ planning process from its inception to the current implementation of the design process and will update us on upcoming activities.  The focus of the presentation will be in three parts:

q       West Section (Luna Road to US 75) - Project Description and Updates on Drainage Study & Geotechnical Investigation

q        Managed Lanes - Value Pricing & Investment Grade Traffic and Revenue Study

q        Implementation - Comprehensive Development Agreement (CDA) to Implement the Design/Build Process

Speaker:  Matthew E. MacGregor, P.E., LBJ Project Manager, TxDOT

Mr. MacGregor received a BS in civil engineering from Purdue University in 1984 and started his professional career in TxDOT’s Dallas District that same year.  In 1986, he moved to the North Central Project Office and was Project Manager for reconstruction of the North Central Expressway section from Monticello to Downtown.

In 1993, Mr. MacGregor was named LBJ Project Manager and has steered the planning and design of LBJ Improvements into the 21^st Century.  During this period, he has completed a successful public involvement program to achieve the LPA, develop design schematics and a value engineering study that supported the tunnel concept for the West Section.  In addition, he has been involved at the grass roots efforts to develop managed lanes concept in Texas and around the nation.  He has contributed to various research teams to foster detailed investigation of the managed lanes.

He was recently named the Director of the Dallas District’s newly formed “Tollway Office” to oversee the planned LBJ West Section – CDA and to initiate analysis and potential development of additional tollroads in the Dallas District.   He will continue to serve as the LBJ Project Manger.

Reservations:  by Wednesday, April 28, 2004.  Call the ASCE Reservation Hotline at (214) 890-6941.  This voice mail system has been established by the Branch to handle reservations.  Please state your company's name first and then the name of the attendees.  In case of a malfunction, contact Eric Ratzman, P.E. at (214) 346-6274.  On-line reservations may be made by sending an e-mail to Eric Ratzman at: reservations@dallasasce.org or from the Branch Website (www.dallasasce.org).  Please make your reservations by only one of the above methods to avoid double counting.  Please note our new Branch Website address and reservations e-mail address.

Cost: $15.00 with reservations, $17.00 at the door if seating is available.

Come celebrate our 80th Anniversary with us! 
Hope to see you Monday Evening!