TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM EST on springtime damage to roads and seasonal load limits. Low-volume roads in seasonal frost areas are susceptible to damage from heavy vehicles during the spring thaw. The maintenance-free life of a low-volume road in a seasonal frost area averages less … Read more TRB Webinar on Springtime Damage to Roads and Seasonal Load Limits
FHWA is hosting two more webinars to provide an overview and answer questions on the recently released Hydraulic Engineering Circular (HEC 17): Highways in the River Environment – Floodplains, Extreme Events, Risk and Resilience. Webinar 2: Climate Modeling and Risk and Resilience (Chapters 5 and 6) Wednesday, February 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/hec17/rolloutb/ … Read more HEC 17 Webinar Series: Highways in the River Environment – Floodplains, Extreme Events, Risk and Resilience
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance is pleased to present the 2017 edition of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM). This 2017 edition incorporates all updates, changes, Office Bulletins and Local Programs Procedures. Beginning with this release, new editions of the LAPM will now be presented on an annual basis in January of each year. … Read more 2017 Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Released
The California Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) Programming Decisions Committee (PDC) is pleased to announce that the 2017 Call for Projects is now open with proposals being accepted through April 7, 2017. For California specific program requirements and Project Proposal packet materials, visit https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/flap/ca/. The FHWA Central Federal Lands Division will be hosting two webinars for … Read more 2017 Federal Lands Access Program – Call for Projects
Improve your knowledge of pavement through one of the following Caltrans-subsidized courses from UC Berkeley, Tech Transfer: Asphalt Pavement Materials, Design, Construction and Maintenance (IDM-03) – February 7-9, 2016 in Monrovia, CA Superpave Mix Design for Local Agencies (IDM-27) – February 21-23, 2016 Online Pavement Management Systems and Preservation Strategies (IDM-28) – March 15-16, 2017 in Rancho Cordova, CA … Read more Pavement Classes Subsidized by Caltrans through UCB, Tech Transfer
The final Summary Report: FHWA Bicycle-Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project is now available. The report summarizes the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s one-year Bicycle-Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project. The purpose of the pilot project was to increase the organizational and technical capacity of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to establish and operate effective bicycle and pedestrian count … Read more FHWA Bicycle-Pedestrian Count Technology Pilot Project