SW MO IEEE Section Speaker Meeting - Balancing Safety and Capacity – Improving Hwy 86 to Thunder Ridge Nature’s Arena
SW MO Speaker Meeting: Balancing Safety & Capacity Improving Hwy 86 Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Austin Hostettler, Great River Engineering will give an overview on Project Engineering. The Hwy 86/Thunder Ridge Nature Arena project aimed to increase roadway capacity for a large event venue in rural southwest Missouri while maintaining safety during regular traffic. Following the arenas expansion announcement, and a Garth Brooks concert that highlighted severe traffic issues, the design team had to address event-related congestion without encouraging unsafe speeds during normal conditions. This $20 million project, completed within a year, improved safety and traffic flow, reducing crashes by nearly 50%, and balanced theneeds of large-scale events and rural traffic.
Snack and beverages will be provided at the Missouri State University physical location
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- Date: 19 Sep 2024
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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- 405 Jefferson Ave
- Springfield, Missouri
- United States 65806
- Building: Robert Plaster Free Enterprise Bldg
- Room Number: PCTR 2010
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TOdunAyo@MissouriState.edu
- Co-sponsored by Theresa Odun-Ayo
- Starts 13 September 2024 03:00 PM
- Ends 19 September 2024 12:15 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Austin Hostettler of Great River Engineering
Southwest Missouri IEEE Section Speaker; Microelectronic Fabrication of GaAs and GaN Circuits
The Hwy 86/Thunder Ridge Nature's Arena project aimed to increase roadway capacity for a
large event venue in rural southwest Missouri while maintaining safety during regular traffic.
Following the arena's expansion announcement, and a Garth Brooks concert that highlighted
severe traffic issues, the design team had to address event-related congestion without
encouraging unsafe speeds during normal conditions. This $20 million project, completed within
a year, improved safety and traffic flow, reducing crashes by nearly 50%, and balanced the
needs of large-scale events and rural traffic.
Biography:
Austin Hostettler, EIT
Austin received his BS in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in transportation engineering from Missouri
S&T in Spring of 2021. Prior to starting with Great River Engineering full-time, Austin interned with GRE
in Springfield for several summers. He also interned with a consulting firm in the Kansas City area where
he focused on highway and interchange design. Throughout his internships and full-time employment,
Austin has gained extensive experience in roadway and intersection design, roundabout design, traffic
analysis and planning, and multi-modal design. He has also recently moved into project management
and has managed several project teams. Austin passed his PE exam in Spring of 2022 and is currently
waiting to receive his PE license upon the completion of the experience requirement.
Email:
Address:2826 Ingram Mill Road, , Springfield, United States, 65804
Agenda
Introduction
Section Business: Remainder of year activity and Section Election
Speaker
Closing Remarks
SW MO Speaker Meeting: Balancing Safety & Capacity Improving Hwy 86 Thunder Ridge Nature Arena