Technical Learning Opportunities
In most agencies doing winter maintenance around the US the use of ice-control chemicals has become the norm over the last three decades. But what do you want those chemicals to do for your operations? The real secret to understanding chemicals in winter maintenance is to know that we do not use them...
Roads and traffic challenge all forms of wildlife in their daily and seasonal movements. Small everyday actions to crown jewel projects by transportation agencies and their partners can help reduce wildlife-vehicle conflict and help wild animal populations survive in our human world. Learn how small...
Safety in work zones continues to be a major focus for both departments of transportation (DOTs) and roadway construction contractors. Recent research has identified practices that help to reduce speed and speed variation in work zones and alert workers of work zone intrusions. This presentation will...
ATSSA offers this training course under the OSHA Susan Harwood Grant Program. The course covers strategies and technologies for improving worker safety in temporary traffic control situations. This course covers practices that help to reduce injuries and fatalities in the highway environment. This includes...
The intent of this roundtable is to share what each of the states are doing with respect to their Work Zone Safety & Mobility policy and programs. Each state will discuss the following items and add to it as they feel necessary. Discussion items will include each state's overview in the following areas...
Minnesota has a long history of having the highest quality Temporary Traffic Control standards, devices and trained practitioners. This is a direct result of MnDOT, local road authorities and industry partners working together to not only develop the highest quality of training and reference documents...
A good specification complies with the “5 C’s” of specification writing. It’s complete, correct, clear, concise, and consistent. This course will introduce and define each of these attributes of a good specification. It will also give participants practical, real-world examples of poorly written...