Webinar: High Occupancy Vehicle Operational Strategies to Mitigate Congestion

The Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information (DRISI) is providing a 1-hour webinar to learn how alternative High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane operational strategies and policies could help reduce congestion in HOV lanes and mitigate their performance degradation. This includes increasing the minimum occupancy requirement, deploying dual HOV lanes, and adding contraflow HOV … Read more Webinar: High Occupancy Vehicle Operational Strategies to Mitigate Congestion

ARTBA Training: Electrical and Other Hazards in Roadway Construction

December 7, 20228:30 am – 12:30 pm PT The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is hosting a 4-hour virtual course to prevent fatalities and injuries in the roadway construction industry by providing an overview of the focus four hazards, like falls, struck-by, caught-in, and between hazards, (runovers and backovers) with emphasis on electrical … Read more ARTBA Training: Electrical and Other Hazards in Roadway Construction

FHWA Webinar: Crash Modification Factors in Road Safety Audits, Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology, and Recent Federal Research

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PT Join transportation engineers, designers, and planners from across the country to learn about recent updates to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse, and how CMFs are being applied in Road Safety Audits (RSA) and determining the impacts of Connected and Automated … Read more FHWA Webinar: Crash Modification Factors in Road Safety Audits, Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology, and Recent Federal Research

ACEC California Engineering Scholarship

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California The ACEC will be awarding up to $60,000 in scholarships for qualified engineering and land surveying students throughout California, including an upper division undergraduate award of up to $10,000 and highest graduate award of up to $10,000. Some applicants from Riverside/San Bernardino, Orange County, Los Angeles, and San … Read more ACEC California Engineering Scholarship

Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

Every Day Counts Round 6 (EDC-6) began in January 2021 and UHPC for Bridge Preservation and Repair (P&R) is one of the seven innovations being deployed. The purpose of this EDC-6 deployment is to promote and facilitate the use of UHPC by bridge owners to strengthen, repair, and preserve existing bridges. FHWA began delivering free … Read more Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

Implementation memo for 2022 Caltrans Construction contract standards for local public agencies (LPAs) utilizing Caltrans construction contract standards for off the state highway system

All LPAs using Caltrans Construction Contract Standards (Standards) for projects off the SHS must use the 2022 Standards for projects receiving construction authorization on May 1, 2023, and thereafter. Reasonable justification and approval by the LPA’s District Local Assistance Engineer are required for projects constrained by Board or Council action for up to an additional … Read more Implementation memo for 2022 Caltrans Construction contract standards for local public agencies (LPAs) utilizing Caltrans construction contract standards for off the state highway system