Nevada Local Technical Assistance Program

TRB Webinar: Optimizing Unpaved Road Design with a Materials Blending Tool
2022-07-21 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
How can you make the most of unpaved road designs? TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 21, 2022 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern that will demonstrate a web-based material blending tool for designing unpaved roads. The tool is also useful for converting distressed low-volume paved roads to engineered unpaved roads. Presenters will provide step-by-step instructions for using the tool and discuss how to interpret the results.
This webinar is sponsored by the TRB Standing Technical Committees on Low-Volume Roads and Aggregates.
Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $60. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information. Contact Patrice Davenport to inquire about becoming a TRB sponsor or global affiliate organization.

FHWA: Advanced Project Bundling–A Reference for Getting Started
2022-07-19 09:00 - 11:00
Bridge and project bundling utilize economies of scale to deliver projects more effectively. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) expects bundling to enhance delivery of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). So if you are interested in bundling transportation projects but don’t know where to begin, please join this peer exchange as FHWA rolls out a new resource guide, “Advanced Project Bundling – A Reference for Getting Started”. You will learn about the importance of bundling practices and how to use the Reference’s information and tools provided.
The guide gives States, local public agencies, and tribal nations information to consider when implementing advanced project bundling for all funding sources. Topics covered will include why advanced project bundling should be considered; advanced project bundling practices; organizational self-assessment; getting started with planning, budgeting, and funding; and creating agency business rules, processes, and procedures for consistently selecting effectively bundled projects. The document includes case studies, tools for agencies, and checklists.

FHWA: Ultra-High Performance Concrete – Local Agency Implementation
2022-07-14 08:00 - 10:00
This first webinar will address how can local agencies benefit from UHPC P&R strategies? This venue will provide local agencies unfamiliar with UHPC an opportunity to learn how they can incorporate it into their P&R toolbox by bringing together a variety of experienced local agencies to share their successful experiences implementing UHPC for bridge P&R projects.
Dr. Zachary Haber, PhD (FHWA) will kick off the webinar with a presentation focused on how local agencies can cost-effectively implement UHPC for bridge P&R by leveraging the resources that are available to them.
Professor Sherif El-Tawil from the University of Michigan will follow with a discussion on proprietary versus non-proprietary UHPC including a discussion on UHPC sourcing and material costs. Three case studies will then be presented by local agencies that have successfully implemented UHPC for bridge P&R. A representative from each agency will briefly discuss the details of their project, reasons for choosing UHPC versus other alternatives, and lessons learned.
The local agencies include:

St. Clair County, Michigan
Buchanan County, Iowa
Butler County, Pennsylvania

The workshop will end with a panel discussion. The goal of the panel discussion is to provide the audience an opportunity to ask questions and engage with our experienced panelists.

TRB webinar: Roadside Fire Risk and Prevention Strategies
2022-07-07 09:30 - 11:00
Cigarette butts, sparking chains, and vehicle mechanical failure all pose roadside fire risks. But you can help prevent those fires. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 12:30-2 p.m. Eastern that will summarize vegetation management strategies to reduce or potentially eliminate fires starting on the roadside. Chemical, mechanical, and manual methods can all maximize vegetation control for reducing fire risks. Presenters will also examine how to balance stormwater-treatment strategies with fire management strategies.
This webinar is sponsored by the TRB Standing Technical Committee on Roadside Maintenance.
Registration for this webinar is free.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.

Flagger Training – Sparks
2022-07-01 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
This course is limited to personnel employed by northern Nevada agencies.
Laborers’ Local 169 co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information

Using Pavement Condition Data to Drive Decision-Making web conference
2022-06-29 08:30 - 10:30
Once an agency has a roadway inventory with condition data, it can analyze the information to get a clear picture of overall network conditions and funding needs. Then the agency can discuss with decision-makers what it can do with the budget provided or explain the impact of budget cuts or increases.

Many tools help agencies analyze pavement data. However, many are costly or require expertise to run. This 2-hour demonstration introduces a simple, free spreadsheet tool to analyze inventory and condition information to determine network condition and identify work needs. The instructor will demonstrate how you can use the tool to:

Identify maintenance and rehabilitation work.
Assign costs.
Forecast work impacts on future network conditions.

Join us and learn how to use this free tool!

FHWA webinar: Putting the Proven Countermeasures to Work to Reduce Roadway Departures
2022-06-28 10:00 - 11:00
Putting the Proven Countermeasures to Work to Reduce Roadway Departures
Rural roadway departures account for approximately one-third of all U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The FHWA has identified proven countermeasures to reduce the number and severity of these crashes. This webinar will focus on how four transportation agencies are implementing these countermeasures.

National Safety Council webinar: Back to Basics – Transportation Safety in Traditionally Underserved and Vulnerable Communities
2022-06-27 10:00 - 11:00
Rural and tribal communities present their own set of opportunities and challenges in addressing transportation safety and improved mobility. The Road to Zero Coalition cannot achieve its mission of zero transportation deaths without addressing the disproportionate fatalities that occur each year on rural and tribal roads. This webinar will kick off our summer series exploring traditionally underserved and vulnerable communities, including rural and tribal populations, which will aim to engage practitioners and those working in transportation safety who might not be as familiar with issues in these communities. This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to explore the way rural and tribal communities are experiencing many of the same historical and systemic legacies of urban communities, ways to better incorporate these communities into the discussion of transportation equity, and why mobility is a right.

FHWA: Building Partnerships to Provide Support Services webinar
2022-06-22 10:00 - 11:00
Join FHWA as they feature guest speakers from multiple workforce organizations in Idaho and Indiana who discuss their programs and the partnerships they have built to provide their trainees with the support services they need to succeed as they begin their careers.

INSPIRE University Transportation Center webinar: Intelligent Human-Infrastructure Interfaces for Inspectors and Decision-Makers
2022-06-21 08:00 - 10:00
This seminar challenges the traditional conversation about digital twins and machine learning, by proposing a different paradigm for smart cities transformation centered in new human-infrastructure interfaces. This discussion explores the area of human decisions and cognition of the built environment enabling transformations of human interacting with structures in a new environment. To date, new technologies collecting data of the built environment are cheaper, more accurate, diverse, and more accessible than ever before. However, the use and implementation of these new technologies to structural engineers to assess, inspect, or inform actions have been very limited. By empowering human-machine interfaces and fostering human involvement and participation (human-in-the-loop), this seminar will present specific practical implementations about how the collection of data, their analysis, and their interpretation can inform (and transform) human decisions. Specific applications include the connection of Augmented Reality with Wireless Sensors Networks, AI, ML, Structural Dynamics, and Inspections.

Governors Highway Safety Association: Directing Drivers' Attention - A State Highway Safety Office Roadmap for Combating Distracted Driving
2022-06-16 11:00 - 12:00
In 2020 3,142 people in the U.S. died in crashes involving a distracted driver, slightly more than 8% of all fatal crashes. While distracted driving is generally considered to be under-reported, you don’t have to be a traffic safety professional to see evidence of it every time you are on the road. A new GHSA report, funded by General Motors, refocuses attention on this pervasive and preventable highway safety problem. GHSA staff will provide a high-level overview of the issue, share key report recommendations and issue a call to action for State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs). They’ll be joined by a leading expert on distracted driving for a discussion about partnering with survivor advocates and other key stakeholders who can help advance policy, provide critical resources and implement initiatives to change the social norm. Be sure to tune in for the entire webinar, as it will close with an exciting announcement about a new grant opportunity for SHSOs and their partners.

Pavement Condition Assessment Field Training (Reno)
2022-06-16 08:00 | TMCC Meadowood Center, 5270 Neil Road Room 102, Reno, NV, 89502, United States
This 4-hour, in-person training is the second session in a series that teaches agencies to manage roadway networks effectively and efficiently.

During this training, local agencies learn how to rate the surface condition of asphalt pavements using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) methodology in the field. PASER uses a single value to represent overall pavement condition. During the training, the instructor will demonstrate the steps for conducting a visual inspection and how to apply PASER ratings based on observable conditions and distresses. Register here.

This is the second session in the roadway management training series. Participants are highly encouraged to attend the first session—a 2-hour virtual training on identifying common asphalt pavement distresses—on May 19, 2022, or have equivalent training or knowledge.

Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals: Bicycling & Walking in American Communities of Fewer Than 10,000 People: Current Status & Plans for the Future
2022-06-15 12:00 - 13:00
This webinar will present findings from a research study that sought to better understand what walking and bicycling looks like in rural America. Community built bridges, non‐motorized only bridges, books along a rail trail, a “square” that brings out residents of all ages, multi‐use trail connections to schools, a multi‐use trail loop accessible from the community’s core, historical slate sidewalk, connection between the community and state park, parklets, access to business and residences, one‐lane (each) non‐motorized and vehicular bridge, and the presence of scooters were some of the many compelling examples of infrastructure and supporting programs for walking and bicycling found in twelve communities representative of five regions in the United States.

Washington DOT webinar: Stream Simulation Culvert Beds
2022-06-15 10:30 - 11:30
Historically, stream simulation culverts have been designed with use of coarse bands for bed stability. The hope was that the bed would remain dynamic and adjust naturally over time, but guidance on specifically how to arrange the material to achieve this goal was sparse. The objective of this research was to help establish design guidance for the best use of coarse bands to maintain channel shape for longer than streambeds without coarse bands without completely restricting sediment motion.

Flagger Training – Las Vegas
2022-06-14 07:00 - 11:30 | Southern NV Laborers Training Center, 1750 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89104, United States
The Southern Nevada Laborers Union co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information.

Asphalt Pavement Alliance: An Introduction to LCCA and LCA
2022-06-06 08:00 - 09:00
Life cycle thinking provides a framework for understanding the economic and environmental aspects of a product over its complete life cycle. The pavement community commonly uses life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) to understand agency costs and user costs throughout the entire life cycle of a pavement. Agencies and other stakeholders are also starting to use life cycle assessments (LCAs) to quantify the potential environmental impacts of pavement designs at both an individual project level and a network level. This webinar will provide an overview of LCCA and LCA, with a focus on how these tools are applied to pavements to aid decision-making.

First Aid/CPR Certification through Associated General Contractors of Nevada (June)
2022-06-02 08:00 - 12:00
This class will cover adult CPR and First Aid. This class is open to all wishing to attend. Cost includes training materials and a two year certificate of completion
AGC members will be billed. Payment for non-member will be required, in advance, to secure spot in class.
AGC Building – 5400 Mill Street, Reno, NV
Cost: $75 AGC Member/ $95 Nonmember

Flagger Training – Sparks
2022-06-01 07:00 - 11:30 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States
This course is limited to personnel employed by northern Nevada agencies.
Laborers’ Local 169 co-sponsors this 4-hour certification course, which has been approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and covers procedures for flaggers working on NDOT projects. All flaggers on these projects must have a certification of training in their possession while working. Topics include work zone hazards and safety; state regulations; flagging personal protective equipment; and flagging procedures.
Click here for registration information.

Regional Flood Control District: Environmental Permitting Workshop (Las Vegas)
2022-05-25 08:00 - 12:00
The Clark County Regional Flood Control District (District) would like to invite you to participate in an Environmental Permitting Workshop on May 25, 2022. The purpose of the Workshop is to provide participants with an overview of the environmental permitting requirements associated with a variety of construction and development projects in Southern Nevada. The Workshop is intended to aid engineers, planners, project managers, and other agency representatives in getting projects through the environmental and regulatory review process as quickly and easily as possible. A key focus of the Workshop will be permitting associated with the Clean Water Act—specifically sections 404 and 401. (Duration: 4.00 hours)
Organizer: John Tennert, 702-685-0000, jtennert@regionalflood.org

APA webinar: Perpetual Pavements By Design and By Conversion
2022-05-24 11:00 - 12:00
An asphalt perpetual pavement, properly designed and constructed, lasts longer than 50 years without requiring major structural rehabilitation or reconstruction, and needs only periodic surface renewal in response to distress confined to the top of the pavement. This webinar will discuss material and design selection, current perpetual pavement thickness practices, and present the latest award-winning perpetual pavements.
Attendees will be able to:
1. Design criteria needed to achieve an asphalt perpetual pavement.
2. Understand pavement concepts to compute maximum pavement thicknesses.
3. Use modern computational design tools for perpetual pavements.
4. See the latest award-winning perpetual pavements.
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded up to 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). APA/NAPA’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

FHWA Every Day Counts Webinar: Project Bundling "How to" Virtual Peer Exchange
2022-05-24 08:00 - 2022-05-25 13:00
The purpose of this virtual peer exchange is to encourage tribes and local public agencies (LPAs) to take advantage of efficiencies created by project bundling. With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), project bundling becomes even more relevant and important. The BIL specifically mentions project bundling and bridge bundling as alternative contracting methods for enhanced program delivery and encourages agencies to establish clear procedures for these methods so the known benefits might be more consistently realized.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) would like to help tribes and LPAs make bundling a routine process for saving time, money, and resources, especially as additional funds from the BIL are rolled out.
If you are part of a tribe or LPA and work in planning/programming, design, construction, or asset management, don’t miss this worthwhile event! Register here.
Session 1
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (CT)
Project Bundling How-To Resources—This session will introduce participants to two project bundling guidebooks: the FHWA Bridge Bundling Guidebook and the FHWA Advanced Project Bundling: A Reference for Getting Started. We will also highlight several LPA and State DOT project bundling case studies.
Session 2
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CT)
Tribal/LPA Case Studies—This session will feature presentations from the Pawnee Nation and Pueblo of Acoma tribes including project bundling experiences and lessons learned.
Session 3
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (CT)
Strategic Planning for Tribes and LPAs—This session will begin with presentations from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and conclude with an overview of how to strategically plan for project bundling.
Session 4
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CT)
Developing Bundling Action Plans—Participants will receive a template and learn how to create their own Bundling Action Plan.
To explore bundling resources, please visit the FHWA Bundled Facilities page.

Iowa LTAP webinar: The Language of Leadership – Difficult Dialogue
2022-05-20 10:00 - 11:00
Meet the other two individuals on your team: Steve Stink and Debbie Downer. While they get their jobs done, they kill team morale. Learn how to engage difficult employees before they negatively impact the morale and performance of your team. Discover the language of leadership needed to begin difficult dialogue in an array of situations. This is part two of a two-part series. The first part is on April 15. To register for Part 2 and find more information about the speaker, please go to this link: https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/holding-difficult-dialogue/.

Evaluating Pavement Condition web conference
2022-05-19 08:30 - 10:30
Agencies need to know what they have and its condition to make informed project and treatment decisions.
This 2-hour virtual training provides guidelines for conducting asphalt pavement condition surveys based on the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) methodology. PASER uses a single value to represent overall pavement condition. It is intended to be a consistent, objective, and repeatable pavement evaluation tool. During the training, you’ll learn to:

Identify common pavement distresses.
Assign appropriate PASER ratings based on observable conditions.
Identify suitable maintenance and rehabilitation treatment options based on condition survey information.

Participants are encouraged to bring photos of distresses in their network to class. Anyone without a basic understanding of asphalt pavement distresses is also encouraged to complete a 10-minute primer prior to class.
Note: This is the first in a series of trainings that support pavement management. This class is a prerequisite for Pavement Condition Assessment Field Training, a 4-hour in-person training that explains how to conduct pavement condition surveys using PASER ratings.

FHWA webinar—Construction and Contract Considerations
2022-05-17 11:00 - 12:00
Project bundling can create some unique contract-related issues. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how you can address construction contract issues such as common specifications, common design standards, payment provisions, responsible parties, and demonstrate model contracts. We will present case studies demonstrating how all project delivery methods have been strategically used for successful bundled projects to reduce cost and save time.

PPRA webinar: How Ada County, Idaho Improved Network Condition by 20 Points
2022-05-12 10:30 - 11:30
Ada County, Idaho began a proactive management plan for its rapidly growing network in 1996. Today, the County has seen the overall average network condition improve by 20 points.
How did Ada County manage its expanding network needs? Learn about their innovative zone rotation approach, how they’ve expanded their treatment toolbox, and how they’ve taken a proactive look at taxpayer communication. They’ll give an insider’s look at their approach to specific preservation and recycling treatments and help agencies consider things they can do today to spread limited resources further.
Next in a growing series of “How I Built This Network” webinars, we’ll interview Ada County Highway Department’s Scott Forrey (Pavement Management Engineer) and Lloyd Carnegie (Maintenance Manager).

Introduction to Construction Management (Reno)
2022-05-10 09:00 - 15:00 | City of Reno, 1640 E. Commercial Row, Reno, NV, 89512
This course is scheduled for May 10, 2022 (9 am–3 pm PT with a noon-hour break.)

This workshop introduces essential components of the construction management process. By applying the information learned in the workshop, you can improve how you manage project risks, communications, delivery, and scheduling.

By the end the workshop, you’ll be able to:

Compare common project delivery methods.
Describe the relationships among owner, contractor, and engineer on public works construction projects.
Describe common types of contract-required documentation.
Explain the importance of communication with a contractor and stakeholders.
Identify methods for selecting a construction contractor.
Describe the function of a quality assurance program.

Anyone managing public works construction projects who needs to develop construction management skills or wants to improve specific aspects of their project management approach. This may include:

Engineers.
Designers.
Construction Inspectors.
Engineering Consultants.
American Public Works Association Members.

First Aid/CPR Certification through Associated General Contractors of Nevada (May)
2022-05-05 08:00 - 12:00

APWA Envision Sustainability Professional ( ENV SP) Training
2022-05-02 08:00 - 2022-05-05 10:00
Envision was designed to help infrastructure stakeholders implement more sustainable projects. The ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important credential for any professional involved in civil infrastructure. Since its inception, more than 6,000 professionals have obtained their ENV SP credential, which has equipped them with the knowledge to apply the ground-breaking Envision concepts to their daily work. The purpose of this training is to equip participants to use Envision. The Envision Training will be held over four consecutive days for two hours each day. Webinar, May 2, 3, 4 and 5 from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT

After completing the training candidates will understand how Envision works, how it can improve the sustainability of their projects, and be able to successfully apply it to assess project sustainability. Participants will also be qualified to take the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) exam. The cost of the exam is included in the training registration cost.
After attending this session, participants will be better able to:

Demonstrate how infrastructure can address the challenges inherent to sustainable development
Describe the components of Envision
Evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure projects using the Envision framework
Describe the Envision verification process
Use Envision to plan, design and deliver more sustainable infrastructure

Registration: Members $450 Nonmembers $550 LAST DAY TO REGISTER: April 27, 2022 10 am PT

Iowa LTAP webinar: Effectively Leading Change
2022-04-29 10:00 - 11:00
Have you had a negative experience with change management? Most of us have. Learn how to lead change successfully and help your team and organization continue to grow and advance. To register and find more information about the speakers, please go to this link: https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/effectively-leading-change/.

Asphalt Pavement Association webinar: Asphalt 101: Basics of Asphalt Materials
2022-04-26 11:00 - 13:00
This webinar educates civil and geotechnical engineers on the basics of asphalt. The webinar is focused on the basics of asphalt pavement material composition (asphalt binder, aggregates, and volumetric design with needed terminology) and provide important information on the current additives with testing technologies (balanced mix design, performance-based testing) that are enhancing pavement structures for long-term performance. Find out more here.
