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New NCHRP report presents a roadmap for promoting traffic safety culture (TSC) across state DOTs and their transportations saftey agency partners
NCHRP provides a safety prediction methodology specifically for evaluating freeway facilities with high occupancy lanes
USDOT revises Rural Grant Applicant Toolkit to help identify and navigate discretionary grant opportunities for rural transportation projects
Winter issue of Public Roads Magazine focuses on climate change, wildlife crossings, resiliency, and improving our nation's infrastructure
FHWA’s EDC-7 Nov 30th Fireside Chat on proven funding strategies is available for viewing, featuring experiences from MoDOT and MDOT
NCHRP assists state DOTs in selecting and incorporating nondestructive testing into their QA programs for highway pavement construction
USDOT announces $813M in FY2023 SS4A grants to 385 regional, local, & tribal communities to fund planning, demonstration, and implementation projects
Missoula MPO engages more public citizens through Virtual Public Involvement, a set of techniques presented in this month's Every Day Counts innovation spotlight
USDOT awards $8.8M in AID demonstration grants to encourage the use of tools that can improve safety on bridges and in work zones
Become an NCRRS Road Safety Champion by taking free online training and help build a knowledgeable, safety minded workforce!
Learn about Ultra-High Performance Concrete, a compelling material for use in the design, construction, and preservation of structures
Latest FHWA Bridge Load Rating webinar #38 shares updates on USDOT structural engineering & bridge programs
This 6-part framework will help practitioners incorporate future maintenance costs into their transportation asset management plans
USDOT awards $645.3M to help communities complete transportation projects that increase mobility, improve safety, & generate rural economic growth
NHTSA's "Countermeasures That Work" provides effective approaches to addressing highway traffic safety problems
Apply now for Bridge Project & Planning grants under the Bridge Investment Program for projects under $100M
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/15/24 - 4/18/24
This course has provided California's traffic engineers and transportation planners with core training for more than three decades. It's unique overview of the many basic transportation concepts are meant to provide young professionals with a comprehensive picture of the dynamics ...
APR
2024
Conference
4/15/24 - 4/18/24
Join the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and the County Engineers Association of California (CEAC) for their joint 4-day spring conference in Palm Springs. The largest event of county infrastructure professionals offers: 3 days of innovation, ...
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/16/24
This 8-hour one-day course is designed to keep workers and the public safe during road construction and maintenance, utility work, landscaping and railway maintenance work along roadways in California. This course is compliant with the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control ...
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/18/24
This 8-hour one-day course is designed to keep workers and the public safe during road construction and maintenance, utility work, landscaping and railway maintenance work along roadways in California. This course is compliant with the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control ...
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/22/24 - 4/25/24
This course presents information regarding asphalt mix components and their relation to performance, and takes participants through the asphalt mix design methodologies used by the state and local agencies in California. The course covers both Hveem and Superpave mix designs, ...
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/23/24 - 4/25/24
This two-day online course provides beginning-to-intermediate training in Synchro and SimTraffic V11 software and the recently published Highway Capacity Manual 6th Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis (TRB 2016 and HCS7) for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Using ...
APR
2024
TRAINING
4/30/24 - 5/2/24
This in-depth class on design of facilities for bicycling addresses both legacy facilities and innovative designs that are being developed within many communities at this time. This course will orient participants with fundamentals and details of bikeway design, ranging from ...
MAY
2024
TRAINING
5/1/24 - 5/2/24
Complete Streets are planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe and comfortable travel for all users of all ages. Complete Streets provide for all modes of transportation, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit vehicles, and motorists, as well as allow for ...
MAY
2024
TRAINING
5/8/24 - 5/9/24
This newly updated course covers basic concepts, standards, and practices related to the design and installation of traffic signals. Within the framework of the California Vehicle Code, California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), and Chapter 9 on Highway ...
MAY
2024
TRAINING
5/8/24
This three-hour webinar is presented by the Caltrans Division of Local Assistance (DLA) in partnership with the Regional Transportation Planning Agencies Group. Local Assistance Day is a free quarterly webinar that provides an opportunity for California’s local public ...
MAY
2024
TRAINING
5/14/24 - 5/16/24
This two-day course will focus on topics related to coordinating/synchronizing traffic signals along the corridors. This course will enable you to develop and evaluate the performance of two types of traffic signal coordination: time of day and traffic responsive systems. For ...
JUN
2024
TRAINING
6/5/24 - 6/6/24
This course examines the origins of changing the transportation metric from level of service (LOS) to vehicle-miles-of-travel (VMT). We discuss VMT and its relationship to climate change impacts, the legislative history of VMT in California (including SB 375 & 743), ...
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