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Agenda:

• 12:00pm-12:05pm – Welcome/District Announcements
• 12:05pm-12:35pm – DDOT Medium Scale Delivery Method (Beth Turner, DDOT and Othman Chebli, Mead & Hunt)
• 12:35pm-1:05pm – PA Work Zone Safety Camera Pilot Program (Brian Crossley, PennDOT, Chad Smith, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Mahmood Shehata, RK&K)
• 1:05pm-1:10pm – Final Business Announcements/Adjourn

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DDOT Medium Scale Delivery Method – Beth Turner, DDOT and Othman Chebli, Mead & Hunt

2025 ITE International Transportation Achievement Award: Complete Streets

The gap between DDOT’s Large Capital Design & Construction Projects and Small Site-Specific Projects highlighted the need for a dedicated method for the delivery of medium-scale projects.

Medium-scale projects work within the existing curb-to-curb width, use primarily “quick build” materials, and minimize geo-metric work and impacts to utilities and right-of-way. The result is meaningful improvements to promote safety across modes. DDOT’s new medium-scale project delivery approach uses several innovative means and methods to accelerate project delivery. These methods drive DDOT’s decision-making and keep the focus on the true purpose and need of these projects, improving safety outcomes for all road users.

Beth Turner, PE, PTOE	Othman Chebli
Multimodal Engineering Design Manager (DDOT)	Multimodal Project Delivery Leader (Mead & Hunt)
Beth Turner is a transportation engineer with over 12 years of experience in multimodal design and engineering. Her background is in traffic operations, however in her current role at DDOT, she manages the design team in the Multimodal Project Delivery Division. She leads a multidisciplinary team of traffic, roadway and stormwater engineers who design medium scale projects in the District. These projects include bus priority, protected bike lanes, vision zero hardening and the annual safety improvement program. Beth holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering from UVA and is from Arlington, VA. In her spare time, Beth loves cycling with friends and spending time with her French bulldog Wilbur. .	Othman Chebli is a transportation engineer with over a decade of experience planning, designing, and delivering multimodal projects in urban settings. He spent over 12 years at the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), where he advanced through multiple roles, ultimately serving as Associate Director for Multimodal Project Delivery. In that role, Othman built a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering citywide programs such as Bus Priority, Protected Bike Lanes, and Citywide Safety Improvements. His team delivered capital projects across all eight wards, with a strong emphasis on safety, cross-disciplinary coordination, context-sensitive design, and accelerated project delivery. Othman now is a Multimodal Project Delivery Leader at Mead & Hunt, where he supports public agencies in developing and implementing street improvement projects. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland.

PA Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Pilot Program – Brian Crossley, PennDOT, Chad Smith, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Mahmood Shehata, RK&K

2025 ITE International Transportation Achievement Award: Safety

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike), in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), are implementing a statewide Work Zone Speed Safety Cameras (WZSSC) program to reduce work zone speeds, change driver behavior, and improve work zone safety for workers and motorists.  Initially authorized as a five year pilot program in 2018 and made permanent in 2023, the program has proved its efficacy in changing behavior as evidenced through observed speeds and through the program’s relatively low 16.85% repeat offense rate between 2020 and 2023.  The program was featured in a Case Study published by the Federal Highway Administration and has served as a model for similar programs across the country.