LDG’s Hursh to Help Lead Pennsylvania Transportation Conference

Jason Hursh, project engineer in Larson Design Group’s highway engineering department in Lititz, will be a facilitator at the ASHE Harrisburg/Pennsylvania Department of Transportation/Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Annual Conference on April 6, 2018 in Harrisburg.

The conference will feature 10 roundtable discussions with PennDOT subject matter experts, with Hursh and other ASHE representatives guiding the discussion and questions. Topics will range from bridge engineering and project management to traffic and stormwater control, with Hursh facilitating the highway engineering discussion.

The mission of ASHE, the American Society of Highway Engineers, is to provide a forum for members and partners of the highway industry to promote a safe, efficient and sustainable transportation system through education, innovation and fellowship.

Hursh was appointed to ASHE Harrisburg’s board of directors for a three-year term in June 2017. He is currently working on a PennDOT project to widen and signalize the interchange ramps of Pennsylvania Route 581 at Creekview Road in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. He recently spent three years as extension of staff for PennDOT’s Central Office in the Bureau of Maintenance and Operations assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to the Marcellus Shale industry use of posted roads.