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Please join ASHE and our CMAA colleagues for another look at the Ellicott City Reconstruction efforts after the flask flood occurred in Summer 2016.  The meeting and tour will take place on April 24^th with Mr. Tom Butler, Deputy Director of the Howard County DPW, as our host. The meeting will include a presentation of the Ellicott City flood emergency response and recovery efforts followed by a walking tour of the Ellicott City reconstruction progress.

The program for the afternoon includes:

2:00 PM: Presentation at George Howard Building  

Meet at the Ellicott/Columbia Room (1st Floor), George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043, where Tom Butler will present an overview of the efforts over the last year to reconstruct Old Ellicott City. Mr. Butler is the Deputy Director of Howard County DPW, Engineering, Development and Construction.

3:30 – 4:30 PM:

Ellicott City Reconstruction Walking Tour of Main Street 

Presentation attendees will be shuttled to Parking Lot F at the intersection of Ellicott Mills Road and Main Street, where the walking tour will begin.

Safety Equipment: Please wear solid, closed toe shoes or boots (steel-toed boots are not required).  Long pants, long sleeved shirts, high-visibility vests, hardhats and safety glasses are required.

5:00 – 6:30 PM: Happy Hour and Networking

Attendees are invited to happy hour at La Palapas afterwards. The bus will return everyone parked at the George Howard Building (3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043) after the tour.  Participants can then move to the parking areas along Main Street and join the crowd for  happy hour.

RSVP:  This event is limited to 20 ASHE attendees. Registration will be first come, first served.

Cost is $30 for ASHE members and $40 for non-members.

Join your ASHE colleagues for the annual Member Appreciation Night on Thursday, April 19, 2017, beginning 6pm at the Engineers Club in Baltimore.  At this year’s member appreciation event, we will be celebrating 30 years of ASHE Chesapeake.  

The event will begin with networking and an open bar followed by dinner featuring keynote speaker Richard Cochrane, ASHE National 1st Vice President. The Section will also present the John Bruck Memorial Scholarship to local university students and recognize Chesapeake Section Past Presidents.

The event is free for members and $20 for member’s guests. Want to join ASHE?  Sign-up to become a new member before or at the event and pay nothing to attend. Visit the Membership page for details on how to become a new member. The event is $50 for non-members and their guests.

Registration closes Monday, April 16 at noon. Register now!

ASHE Chesapeake is teaming up with Blue Water Baltimore for a stream clean up at Carroll Park along the Gwynns Falls Trail. Please consider volunteering for this event with your fellow ASHE members.

We will be meeting at 9 AM on Sunday April 22nd at Trailhead 6 along the Gwynns Falls Trail system in Carroll Park in south Baltimore.  Parking is right off Washington Boulevard near the Carroll Park Golf Course.  For more information about the trail and how to get there, visit the Gwynns Falls Trail website.

After the trail clean up, join us at Pickle’s Pub to watch the Orioles take on the Indians at 1pm.  Lunch at Pickle’s will be provided by ASHE.

RVSP to Amanda Lafleur at amanda.lafleur@kci.com by Wednesday, April 18th if you are interested in participating in this community service event.

For additional event information, check out the Event Flyer.

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Please join your ASHE colleagues for a meeting on Tuesday, March 20 at the Engineers Club in Baltimore. This month’s meeting theme is Transportation and Highways.

Three (3) PDHs will be offered for attendance at the technical sessions.

The program for the evening includes:

3:00 – 4:00 pm:  I-270 Design Build
Jeffrey Roberta, P.E., Manager, Transportation – RK&K
Barry Brandt, P.E., PTOE, Director, Traffic Engineering – RK&K

4:00 – 5:00 pm:  AASHTO Green Book Changes
Eric Marabello, P.E., Director at SHA Office of Highway Development

5:00 – 6:00 pm: I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL) Northbound Extension
Michael Rothenheber, P.E., AICP, Senior Vice President at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
David Greenwood, P.E., Vice President at CDM Smith

6:00 – 6:30 pm:  Social Break

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Dinner Hour
Gold Sponsor Presentation, ASHE Business

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Guest Speaker
Pete Rahn, MD Secretary of Transportation

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Please join your ASHE colleagues for a meeting on Tuesday, February 20 at the Engineers Club in Baltimore. This month’s meeting theme is Water Resources.

Three (3) PDHs will be offered for attendance at the technical sessions.

The program for the evening includes:

3:00 – 3:50 pm: Guidance on Pond 378 Code Requirements
Scott Bass, MDE Dam Safety

3:50 – 4:40 pm: Potomac River Second Bridge Crossing
Laura Ridler, Chief, SHA Plan Review Division

4:40 – 5:30 pm: MCDOT Bippa Program Manager
Joel Cervelloni, Opti
Erich Michelsen, WPRP Administrator, Anne Arundel County
Mary Roman, AECOM Program Manager

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Social Hour

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Dinner Hour
Gold Sponsor Presentation, ASHE Business

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Guest Speaker
Alex Baldowski & Rachel Gilde, Poplar Island Restoration Project and Terrapin Program

Please come out for ASHE Chesapeake’s Younger Member Brewery Tour and Happy Hour on Thursday, January 25th, at 6pm.

This event is open to all ASHE young members, young at heart members, and non-members.

The event will be located at Monument City Brewery Company (1 N. Haven Street, Baltimore, MD 21224) and will feature a private tour of the facility, 2 pints, pizza, giant Jenga, cornhole and plenty of opportunity to relax and socialize.  Please arrive at 5:45pm so that the tour can start promptly at 6pm.

Registration is limited to 30 people.  RSVP via email to Amanda Lafleur at Amanda.Lafleur@kci.com.

Registration cost is FREE for ASHE Members and $20.00 for Non-Members.  Please use the Paypal Payment link for non-member payments.

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Please join your ASHE colleagues for a meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Engineers Club in Baltimore. This month’s meeting theme is Planning.

Three (3) PDHs will be offered for attendance at the technical sessions.

The program for the evening includes:

3:00 – 3:50 pm: US 29 BRT
Joanna Conklin

3:50 – 4:40 pm: Potomac River Second Bridge Crossing
Susan Swift

4:40 – 5:30 pm: MCDOT Bippa Program Manager
Matt Johnson

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Social Hour

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Dinner Hour
Gold Sponsor Presentation, ASHE Business

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Guest Speaker
Shanaysha M. Sauls, Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

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Please join your ASHE colleagues for a joint meeting with ITE on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Engineers Club in Baltimore. This month’s meeting theme is Traffic.

Three (3) PDHs will be offered for attendance at the technical sessions.

The program for the evening includes:

3:00 – 3:50 pm: Update on Federal Freight Policy
Caitlin Rayman, FHWA

3:50 – 4:40 pm: Baltimore Downtown/Regional Freight Delivery System
Bala Akundi, Baltimore Metropolitan Council

4:40 – 5:30 pm: Corridor Reliability Analysis
Roshan Singh, Sabra Wang & Associates

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Social Hour

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Dinner Hour
Gold Sponsor Presentation, ASHE and ITE Business

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Keynote Speaker
John Davis, MotorWeek

DC Monument Kayak Tour Event Recap

Saturday, August 19^th ASHE Chesapeake’s Younger and Young at Heart members took a trip down to DC with Chesapeake Kayak Adventures. The weather was beautiful, it was a great day to be out on the water. The day started with a safety discussion and paddling technique lesson on shore at the Columbia Island Marina.

Then, the group of 13 took off and started their adventure at the base of the Pentagon. They paddled across the main channel of the Potomac River and headed upstream, passing most of the monuments along the water.

The day continued with sights along the Georgetown Waterfront and stopping for lunch at Roosevelt Island. A small hike on the island led to the Teddy Roosevelt Memorial, which is a beautifully designed plaza consisting of an open granite-paved plaza with fountains and pools, a water-filled moat spanned by foot bridges, 21-foot-hight granite tablets engraved with historic Teddy Roosevelt quotes, and in the center of the plaza, a 17-foot-high bronze statue of Roosevelt.

After spending some time exploring the island, the group headed back to the marina, this time paddling on the opposite side of the river to allow for some photo opps!

After docking and packing up the gear, drinks and conversations were enjoyed by all while listening to the tunes of the live band playing that evening.  This event was one for the books and ASHE YM will look to doing more like this in the future!

ASHE Chesapeake would like to thank again Chesapeake Kayak Adventures for such an awesome day and also iDesign Engineering for providing Panera Bread lunch packages and helping with the organizing of the event!

To stay up to date on all upcoming Younger Member events, be sure to email Amanda Lafleur at Amanda.lafleur@kci.com.

The next ASHE Younger Members event (for the young and young-at-heart) will be a guided kayak tour of Marley Creek and several World War I freighters.

The group will stop for lunch at Rams Head Dockside (lunch is not included in the event costs). Registration is limited to 20 kayakers, so please register today by sending your RSVP to Amanda Lafleur at amanda.lafleur@kci.com.

For more information, click ASHE Younger Member Kayak Tour.

Please note that all participants of the kayak tour will need to sign a waiver.  A copy is provided at American Kayak Association Adult Waiver form.

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Please join ASHE for its September 19^th construction meeting presented by Mr. Tom Butler. The meeting will include a presentation of the Ellicott City flood emergency response and recovery efforts followed by a walking tour of the Ellicott City reconstruction progress.

The program for the evening includes:

2:00 PM: Presentation at George Howard Building  

Meet at the Ellicott/Columbia Room, George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043, where Tom Butler will present an overview of the efforts over the last year to reconstruct Old Ellicott City. Mr. Butler is the Deputy Director of Howard County DPW, Engineering, Development and Construction.

3:30 – 4:30 PM:

Ellicott City Reconstruction Walking Tour of Main Street 

Presentation attendees will be shuttled to Parking Lot F at the intersection of Ellicott Mills Road and Main Street, where the walking tour will begin.

5:00 – 6:30 PM: Happy Hour and Networking

Attendees are invited to happy hour at La Palapas afterwards. The bus will return everyone parked at the George Howard Building (3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043) after the tour.  Participants can then move to the parking areas along Main Street and join the crowd for  happy hour.

RSVP:  This event is limited to 30 attendees. Registration will be first come, first served.

Cost is $30 for ASHE members and $40 for non-members.