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INSTRUCTOR: 
Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE

Purpose and Background

This presentation was scheduled for the 2024 ASCE Convention and has now been rescheduled as a live webinar on ZoomforGov.

Most people don't think of the Gulf and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways (GIWW or the AIWW) when they think about the waterways of the United States. Yet, since the 1940's these waterways have protected both barge traffic and recreational vessels as they travel along our country's Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The 1100 mile long AIWW is designated Marine Highway 95 and parts of the GIWW is Marine Highway 69 (although the 1300 mile long GIWW is also known as the waterway I-10 since it parallels Interstate 10). This session will give a historic perspective of how these coastal waterways were envisioned and constructed and end with their current usage and their needs into the future.

Learning Outcomes and Session Benefits

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the historical development and purpose of the Gulf and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways (GIWW and AIWW).
• Describe the current uses of these coastal waterways for both barge traffic and recreational vessels.
• Discuss the future needs and challenges related to the maintenance and improvement of the GIWW and AIWW.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes are assessed and achieved through passing a 10 multiple choice question post-test with at least a 70%

Who Should Attend?

• Transportation engineers
• Environmental engineers
• Coastal engineers
• Water Resource engineers
• Consulting engineers
• Port engineers

How to Earn Your PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

This course is worth 1 PDH. To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to attend the live session and/or watch the recording(s) and complete the post-session survey. If the course is taken On-Demand, there will also be a 10 multiple choice question post-test.

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