Technical Learning Opportunities
Every state faces roadway challenges shaped by its geography, climate, and community impacts, from snow and ice to landslides, flooding, rockfalls, and large-scale events. This roundtable brings together state professionals from communications, emergency management, and operations to share how they prepare...
The most difficult area for pricing construction changes and claims, especially delays, involves providing compensation for overhead and profit. This includes the proper application of reasonable mark ups. This course will define the two basic types of overhead (field and home office). It will then show...
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...
Join us for a live webinar preview of the 2026 North American Autonomous Trucking Conference (June 24 in Fargo) hosted by UGPTI at NDSU. This interactive panel-style discussion will explore why autonomous trucking is rapidly becoming a commercial reality and why transportation professionals across North...
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...
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...