Value Engineering Workshop

The California Local Technical Assistance Program is hosting a registration for the National Highway Institute’s Value Engineering (VE) Workshop. This course consists of the study of actual highway projects with the objective of cost reduction and product improvement through value analysis. Upon completion of the course, each participant should be able to understand the difference … Read more Value Engineering Workshop

FHWA Local Hiring Preference

Local hiring preference is back and available with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Special Experimental Project-14 (SEP-14) approval. Please visit the Federal register posting here. The FHWA Office of Infrastructure has created a new website for the initiative. The website will contain links to Q&As, approved SEP-14 workplans, webinar recordings, and other resources as they … Read more FHWA Local Hiring Preference

Maintenance and Monitoring of Unpaved Roads Webinar

Maintenance and Monitoring of Unpaved RoadsThursday, June 17, 2021 | 11:00AM – 12:30PM PDT Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) road and trail managers oversee thousands of miles of unpaved and native-surfaced roads and trails in the United States that are subject to damage from motorized vehicle use, primarily during wet weather conditions. The United States … Read more Maintenance and Monitoring of Unpaved Roads Webinar

Local and Tribal Road Safety MATCH Program

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently initiated the Mentoring, Assistance, Training, and Communication Help (MATCH) Program to provide free, broad-based technical assistance to local and tribal agencies facing roadway safety challenges. The program connects agencies requesting assistance with volunteers that have specific expertise to help successfully address the identified challenges. Local and tribal roads are … Read more Local and Tribal Road Safety MATCH Program

Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance

The California LTAP Center and National Highway Institute are hosting a virtual course series on June 8-11, 2021, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM titled “Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance.” In this course, participants first walk step-by-step through the evaluation of a contract claim, looking at each component of the claim, entitlement, impact, … Read more Managing Highway Contract Claims: Analysis and Avoidance