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Sherrod demonstrated that “the object of culvert rehabilitation is Upper East Branch Meeting from page 23
to take maximum advantage of the remaining usable structure in
a culvert to build a reconditioned culvert with little or no impact Talk about retention and development.
on the roadway or traveling surface.” All members of the panel indicated retention can be difficult.
A Q&A session followed the presentation. One attendee asked Opportunities for advancement via pay, upgraded job skills and
if InfraSteel was under a state contract. The answer was yes, under healthy benefits packages make a difference.
the Highway & Roadway Manual it is special provision 607G,
which is specific to culvert rehabilitation. InfraSteel is listed there As time ran out, Bryon Fortner again thanked all the speakers
as a smooth wall carbon steel slip liner. It is State Contract 110. and panelists for their participation. He thanked the sponsors,
They have already gone through the contract negotiation process LDA Engineering, Mattern & Craig, and Gresham Smith, who
for various sizes and shapes of InfraSteel liners to ensure that they donated over $250 worth of gift cards for door prizes.
are available across Tennessee – at the state, county and municipal
level for any type of culvert rehabilitation need. It was a well-attended and informative couple of hours. Most
of those in attendance expressed hope that the next Upper East
Door prizes were provided by our sponsors and by Kimberly Branch Meeting will be in person.
Strong, chair of the National Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Thanks to the sponsors and to Alex Sherrod for an excellent Contributors to this Issue
presentation.
Tennessee Public Works Magazine depends on articles submitted from
a variety of sources. We are thankful to our contributors. We encourage
anyone interested in submitting an article related to Public Works in
Tennessee to contact us at 865-288-0815 or info@tnpublicworks.com.
John Calvert, PWLF, has served as TPWI Coordinator since its
founding in 2003. He retired from the city of Oak Ridge in 2003
after 28 years. He has served as Technical Consultant with Pavement
Technology, Inc., since 2003 where he has worked with numerous
local and state agencies promoting proper pavement management
and preservation. He received APWA’s designation as a Public Works
Leadership Fellow in 2011.
Thank you to the following for contributing information and photos
for our Winter Weather article: Lee Clark, Lebanon General Services
Administrator for Lebanon Public Services; Bo Mills, Germantown
Public Works Director; and John Fox, Collierville Public Works Manager.
Klair Kimmey is Publisher of Tennessee Public Works Magazine.
She earned a BFA from the University of Tennessee. After a successful
corporate career, she has for the past 19 years managed her own design
firm, K. Kimmey Design.
Henry Pate, PE, joined Neel-Schaffer in 2014 and serves as a
Senior Structural Engineer in the firm’s Nashville office. He holds a
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technological
University and has 40 years of experience. He joined Neel-Schaffer after
retiring from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, where he
served as a Structural Engineer for 34 years. He has designed a wide
variety of bridges and retaining walls and is a Registered Professional
Engineer in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and South
Carolina.
Sharon Rollins, legal and technical consulting program manager,
joined University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory
Service (MTAS) in November 1984. She holds a master’s degree in
environmental engineering and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Regina Santana is Engineering Services Director for the city of
Lebanon and also is TCAPWA Middle TN Branch Director.
Ethan W. Skaggs, P.E. is a Principal Engineer with LDA, serving
public works professionals across the state out of their Memphis Office.
He obtained his BSCE from the University of Memphis, concentrating
in Transportation Engineering, and is a licensed Professional Engineer
in TN. He has over 15 years of experience in both the private and
public sectors; studying, designing, constructing, and managing major
infrastructure projects. He has served TCAPWA and the West Branch as
YP Representative and is currently the West TN Branch Director.
Lisa Hood Skinner, CTA is a seasoned journalist, brand strategist and
marketer who’s lived and worked around the world. In recent years she’s
provided communications/strategic messaging for East Tennessee’s
Innovation Valley and Tennessee Valley Authority. In the last six
years, she has won five Golden Press Card Awards from the Society of
Professional Journalists, East Tennessee chapter.
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