📍 Location: Conshohocken Brewing Co - Conshy 739 E Elm St, 2301, Conshohocken, PA 19428

 📆 Date and Time: 10/29/2026, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

💵 Fees: Standard - $25.00 (Includes 2 drink tickets and small bites) | Students - Free! (Includes small bites. Email phillysei@gmail.com for your discount code!)

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📋 Description:

Skip the screen for an evening and come join us for a casual night with light refreshments, great conversations, and trivia! Connect with local peers in the structural engineering community and build new meaningful professional relationships.

📍 Location: Virtual

📆 Date and Time: Thursday, November 12th, 2026 @ 12:00PM

💵 Fees: Standard $15.00 | Students $0.00 (Email phillysei@gmail.com for your discount code!)

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📋 Description:

The I-376 Commercial Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA, carries more than 100,000 vehicles daily. To avoid years of traffic impacts from staged construction, PennDOT selected Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) for the replacement. A new Arched Steel Delta Frame bridge weighing over 10,000 tons was built adjacent to the existing structure on temporary foundations. During a 17-day interstate closure in July 2026, the existing bridge was removed using conventional and explosive demolition, and the new bridge was slid 102 feet into place, making it one of the heaviest bridge slides ever executed. This presentation highlights the innovative design and construction strategies that made this landmark interstate bridge replacement possible.

🎤 Presenters:

Mike Szurley, PE - Senior Bridge Project Manager at PennDOT District 11-0

Mike Szurley, PE is a Senior Bridge Project Manager in the Project Delivery Unit – Design Division for PennDOT’s Engineering District 11.  Mike graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering Technology in 2009.  Mike began his career at PennDOT upon graduation and has held various roles including Civil Engineer-Trainee, Bridge Designer, Bridge Design Squad Leader, and Civil Engineer Manager – Local Projects.  Mike served as the Design Project Manager for PennDOT District 11 on the Commercial Street Bridge Replacement Project.  Mike resides in Murrysville, PA with his wife Julie and sons Brody and Tyler.

Nick Burdette, PE - Northeast Region Bridge Leader at HDR

Nick Burdette, PE is a Vice President and the Northeast Bridge Leader at HDR. He served as Engineer of Record for the Commercial Street Bridge. He has been fortunate to help lead several remarkable Pennsylvania bridge projects, including the I-579 Urban Cap project and the Liberty Bridge rehabilitation project in downtown Pittsburgh, and the Delaware River Bridge replacement. He lives in Pittsburgh where he enjoys biking the rails to trails with his wife and 3 children.

Nick Cervo, PE - Senior Bridge Engineer & Professional Associate at HDR

Nick Cervo, PE is a Professional Associate and Structural Engineer at HDR, in the Pittsburgh office, and has been with HDR for 18 years. He served as the superstructure design lead for the Commercial Street Bridge.  He has his Bachelors and Masters degrees in civil engineering from Penn State. He is experienced in the structural design, rating, rehabilitation, and finite element analysis of a variety of bridges – including curved and straight I-girders, tub girders, delta frames, arches, and trusses.