Daniel Burke The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Center for Local-Aid Support is offering a webinar on Project Bundling. By using project bundling to award a single contract for several similar projects in preservation, rehabilitation, or replacements, agencies can streamline design and construction, cut costs, and decrease project backlogs. Thursday, February 7, 201910am to 11:30am PST Click Here … Read more Project Bundling Webinar from FHWA
The Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) is hosting multiple classes on Bicycle Transportation: An Introduction to Planning and Design. This class, in collaboration with Caltrans, will teach participants how to apply bicycle design concepts that best balance competing needs on a specific route. Current policy related to the future of active transportation will be discussed, … Read more Attend an ATRC class on Bicycle Transportation: An Introduction to Planning and Design
As part of Every Day Counts, the Federal Highway Administration is hosting a webinar on Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), Adaptive Signal Control Systems and SPaT/Connected Vehicle Applications on January 24th. This webinar will explore the relationship between ATSPM, adaptive signal control systems, and SPaT/connected vehicle applications. ATSPM is a simple and effective approach … Read more Attend a Webinar on Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), Adaptive Signal Control Systems and SPaT/Connected Vehicle Applications
Are you involved in your agency’s safety program or HSIP applications? Caltrans, along with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the California Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), is hosting a 1 & 1/2 day Local Agency Peer Exchange on February 5th and 6th in Sacramento. If you are involved with your agency’s safety program or … Read more Attend a Safety Peer Exchange for Local Agencies
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a Memorandum implementing the new Technical Brief (TechBrief) “Hydraulic Considerations for Shallow Foundation Abutments.” The TechBrief provides programmatic and technical considerations for evaluating and mitigating abutment scour at bridges with shallow foundations. This information supersedes certain materials on shallow foundations in two FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circulars (HEC-18 “Evaluating … Read more New Technical Brief “Hydraulic Considerations for Shallow Foundation Abutments” from FHWA
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is conducting a webinar on Monday, February 4, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM PT that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 893: Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis. The webinar will describe how transportation agencies can utilize a systemic approach to pedestrian safety by … Read more TRB Webinar on Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis and Risk Based Prioritization