Small Drainage Inventory
February 11 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am EST
Location: Kojo Kamau C – 4th Floor
Speaker: Brian Schroeder, P.E. – KYTC
Michael Edwards, P.E. – Qk4 Engineering and Planning
Presentation Description:
Recent catastrophic events have exposed deficiencies in KYTC’s asset management. This prompted a large-scale project to identify and evaluate all small drainage structures (12 inch to <20 feet) located on KYTC roadways statewide. We will discuss the precipitating events, the data collection process, lessons learned and where the project stands to date.
Speaker Bio:
Brian Schroeder graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He began his career working with structural consultants. After a brief stint in aviation, he later found his home with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Maintenance working on roadway maintenance. Brian has been with KYTC for 12 years, all of it in the Division of Maintenance.
Brian lives in Lexington, KY with his wife and their two energetic children.
Michael attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2012. Michael worked for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet inspecting bridges from 2012-2015 in KYTC District 8 before taking a position with the cabinet in Central Office as a Load Rating Engineer and Superloads Program Manager from 2015-2018. In 2018, Michael returned home and took on the role of the District 8 Bridge Engineer where he oversaw inspection and maintenance for more than 1,000 structures across 10 counties in Southeastern Kentucky. Michael left the cabinet in 2022 to join Qk4 Engineering and Planning as a structural engineer, specializing in field bridge inspection.
