Nevada Local Technical Assistance Program

Kentucky LTAP Webinar: Preparing for Winter Weather
2020-11-04 06:00 - 07:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Preparing for winter weather is key to a successful snow and ice season. Arguably, no roadway maintenance function is more critical to transportation agencies in Kentucky than snow and ice removal. During this presentation, we will discuss how you can prepare facilities, equipment, and personnel for the winter ahead. We will also cover strategies for operating in the COVID-19 era and best practices for protecting drivers and support staff.

Delaware T2/LTAP Training Workshop: Winter Maintenance – Snow and Ice Control Part 2
2020-11-02 11:00 - 13:00
This three module training workshop will cover the full range of snow and ice removal and control, including program development, planning, pre-season activities, in-season operations, post storm activities, and post season activities. It is designed so that all involved personnel can have a sound understanding of the fundamentals and a better appreciation for why others in the network are doing what they are doing. Plow operators, other equipment operators, road superintendents, supervisors, town managers, town clerks, and elected officials can all benefit from this one day of training. Even experienced veterans may find a nugget or contribute a war story. Register for one, two or all three modules.
Oct. 30 – Module 1 – Introduction to Snow and Ice Control:

Introduction to snow and ice control
Planning/program development

Nov. 2 – Module 2 – Pre-Season Activities, Plowing and Post-Storm Activities:

Pre-season activities
Plowing and such
Post storm activities

Nov. 5 – Module 3 – Deicing, Anti-icing, Pre-wetting, and Liquids; Post Season Activities:

Basics of freeze point depressants
Deicing, anti-icing, pre-wetting, Abrasives
Post season activities

Instructor: Matheu J. Carter, P.E., Engineering Circuit Rider
Click here for further information or register here

Delaware T2/LTAP Training Workshop: Winter Maintenance – Snow and Ice Control Part 1
2020-10-30 11:00 - 13:00

Introduction to Construction Management – Online Part 2
2020-10-29 08:00 - 10:30 | NV, United States
This 2-day workshop (delivered in 2.5-hour parts) 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, and American Public Works Association members.
This course is offered free of charge, but participants must still register to reserve a seat.
Introduction to Construction Management is an elective of the Road Scholar Program.
Click here for more information.

NAPA webinar: Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Part 3: The What, Why, and How of RAP
2020-10-28 12:00 - 13:30
Part 1: Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Part 1: The What, Why, and How of RAP, Wednesday, September 16
Utilization of RAP provides for favorable economic, environmental and greenhouse gas emissions and societal impacts. In this webinar, attendees will learn about historical RAP use, recognize the need for and advantages of RAP use, understand the types of RAP products and how they differ, learn the leading practices for processing and stockpile management, and understand RAP product variability compared to virgin aggregate and overall mix variability.
Part 2: Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Part 2: Mix Design and Laboratory Performance Testing Wednesday, October 7
Asphalt mixtures containing RAP, when designed utilizing proper design principles and produced in consideration of production constraints have demonstrated excellent performance. This part of the webinar will focus on mix designs utilizing RAP, the level of mix design analysis needed as RAP percentages increase, the production variables to consider as RAP percentages increase and performance testing of asphalt mixes containing RAP.
Part 3: Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Part 3: Field Performance and the User Experience, Wednesday, October 28
This part of the webinar will highlight studies on field performance conducted by numerous state DOTs, the Federal Highway Administration, and various pavement research organizations including the National Center for Asphalt Technology. The segment will also highlight the experiences of two pavement engineer veterans who will provide long-term perspectives of using RAP in asphalt mixtures from the Illinois DOT and the Florida DOT.

Louisiana LTAP Roads Scholar Virtual Course – Drainage: The Key To Roads That Last Part 3
2020-10-28 07:00 - 09:30
This 3-part virtual course is one of the required courses in LTAP’s Roads Scholar Program. It is recommended for parish and local agency engineers, managers, supervisors and employees who direct or conduct maintenance or repair of roadways and drainage systems in Louisiana.
Topics include a basic understanding of drainage characteristics and principles, common types of drainage systems, factors contributing to good drainage, inspection procedures, and maintenance best practices. Register for all 3 days to receive the full credit of 6 PDHs.
NOTE: To register for this free course, please log into your LTRC training profile in order to register. You will receive a Zoom link to the meeting room in your registration confirmation email.

KY LTAP webinar: Basics of Retroreflectivity
2020-10-28 06:00 - 07:00, 2020-10-14 06:00 - 07:00
Sign retro-reflectivity is an important aspect of roadway safety. FHWA requires that agencies use an appropriate method to maintain minimum levels of retro-reflectivity for their signs. This presentation will discuss several approved methods to help maintain these minimum levels. Additionally, the course will cover sign and reflectivity basics.

Introduction to Construction Management – Online Part 1
2020-10-27 08:00 - 10:30 | NV, United States
This 2-day workshop (delivered in 2.5-hour parts) 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, and American Public Works Association members.
This course is offered free of charge, but participants must still register to reserve a seat.
Click here for more information.

Louisiana LTAP Roads Scholar Virtual Course – Drainage: The Key To Roads That Last Part 2
2020-10-27 07:00 - 09:30

Louisiana LTAP Roads Scholar Virtual Course – Drainage: The Key To Roads That Last Part 1
2020-10-26 07:00 - 09:30

National Asphalt Pavement Association Webinar: Methods for Addressing Tack Tracking
2020-10-22 11:00 - 12:00
Tack coats are used to bond pavement layers together, and if the proper materials are used, handled and applied correctly, they will provide an excellent bond between layers, which will lead to good long-term performance of the pavement.
Tracking of tack coat materials occurs when the tack material sticks to the tires of construction vehicles that drive over the tacked surface. This can be a major problem from a performance, safety and aesthetics perspective and continually needs to be addressed. Understanding the causes of tracking is key to identifying the potential solutions.
This webinar will focus on the primary causes of tracking and steps that can be taken on paving projects to minimize or prevent tracking from occurring.

AASHTO TSP2 Pavement Preservation Webinar Series – Session 2
2020-10-21 11:00 - 12:30
The National Center for Pavement Preservation is pleased to announce the 2020 AASHTO TSP·2 Pavement Preservation Webinar Series. These webinars are offered FREE to all on a first-come, first-served basis. You are encouraged to participate in all of the TSP·2 webinars, your participation is not limited to a specific partnership or geographic region. This series offers an excellent opportunity to learn about current topics and issues in each of the four TSP·2 partnerships. Registration is limited to the first 500 participants and a separate registration must be completed for each webinar. We ask that you register only for those webinars you intended to participate in so that there is enough space for everyone who would like to join.
Midwestern
Wednesday, October 21st
Topics

Micro Surfacing Issues and How Illinois DOT Fixed Them, John Senger, Illinois DOT

What Went Wrong? A Case Study in Chip Seal Failure,Todd Shields, Indiana DOT

Alternate Delivery Methods of Pavement Preservation, Stacy Smith, Missouri DOT

Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/384871260260534540

FHWA EDC-5 Webinar: FoRRRwD Countermeasures—Gravel Road Treatments, Rumble Strips and SafetyEdgeSM, and Centerline Buffers
2020-10-20 10:00 - 12:00
Rural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD), features four pillars: Addressing All Public Roads, Systemic Approach, Safety Action Plans, and Proven Countermeasures. This webinar focuses on the Proven Countermeasures pillar.State, local, and tribal agencies – come discover what countermeasures can be used to minimize the potential for head-on crashes and options for treatments on unpaved roads.
Speakers and Topics to be covered include:

David Veneziano, Iowa LTAP, will discuss low-cost safety strategies and countermeasures used to reduce roadway departure crashes on unpaved and gravel roads.
Derek Leuer, MnDOT, will share Minnesota’s experience with SafetyEdge and rumble strips, how they can be combined to reduce roadway departure crashes, and working with County’s and local agencies to increase implementation of the countermeasures.
John R. Speed, PE, TxDOT Odessa District Engineer, will provide an overview of their experiences with adding centerline buffers on undivided rural highways; and Srinivas Reddy Geedipally PhD, PE, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, will discuss preliminary results from their study of the safety effectiveness of centerline buffers.

Flagger Training – Las Vegas
2020-10-17 07:00 - 11:30 | NV, United States
This course is limited to personnel employed by southern Nevada agencies.
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.

APWA Nevada Chapter Fall Conference – Session 4
2020-10-15
The conference theme is ReNVision 2020 which ties into the spring conference 20/20 theme and acknowledges the need to pivot, refocus, and re-envision what the future will hold for public works and our organization.
The conference committee is working on finalizing all details, but here is what you can expect:

8 Virtual Conference Sessions (Zoom) occurring around noon from September to December on the first and third Thursday of the month.
Great opportunities for technical sessions and speakers
Sponsorship opportunities
Project of the Year Awards
Social Events in the evening (APWA After Dark Events)
YP activities and sessions

More information will be coming soon so SAVE THE DATES now for the first and third Thursdays of the month starting September 3rd.

NAPA Webinar: Asphalt Performance Tests: Specimen Fabrication Practices
2020-10-14 11:00 - 12:30
This webinar will provide participants with an understanding of variables in specimen fabrication that could impact performance test results, procedures and practices that have been developed for improved consistency in fabricating performance test specimens, and common challenges and knowledge gaps.

Road Profile Users' Group Webinar Series – Day 4
2020-10-14 08:00 - 11:00
Instead of its annual conference, The RPUG steering committee is excited to announce that they will be coordinating a series of webinars to serve as a forum for the exchange of information between end users, data collectors, vendors, construction and design engineers and researchers who have an interest in road profiles, road roughness/smoothness, pavement surface textures/friction, tire-pavement noise and safety-related topics. Contact the RPUG with any questions.
Registration is FREE but limited to the first 1000 participants and a separate registration must be completed for each daily webinar.

101 Classes for Road Profiling and Tire/Pavement Friction & Grip – Tuesday September 15, 8–11 AM PDT: Registration
101 Classes for Tire-Pavement Noise, Splash / Spray / Hydroplaning, and Vehicle Rolling Resistance – Wednesday, September 16, 8–11 AM PDT: Registration
Profile Sessions I & II – Tuesday, October 13, 8–11 AM PDT: Registration
3D Distress & DQMP-HPMS – Wednesday, October 14, 8–11 AM PDT: Registration
Profile Session III & Friction / Hydroplaning / Macrotexture –Thursday, October 15, 8–11 AM PDT: Registration

View a more detailed agenda here.
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be offered through Michigan State University to registered participants needing professional development hours.

Road Profile Users' Group Webinar Series – Day 5
2020-10-13 08:00 - 2020-10-15 11:00

Road Profile Users' Group Webinar Series – Day 3
2020-10-13 08:00 - 11:00

Flagger Training – Virtual Class
2020-10-08 12:30 - 16:30 | NV, 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.

Flagger Training – Sparks
2020-10-08 07:00 - 11:00 | Northern Nevada Laborers’ Training Center, 50 Wild Horse Canyon Dr, Sparks, NV, 89434, United States

NAPA webinar: Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Part 2: The What, Why, and How of RAP
2020-10-07 12:00 - 13:30

Asphalt Pavement Alliance webinar: LCCA End of Life
2020-10-01 12:00 - 13:00
This webinar will focus on the best methods of addressing pavement end of life issues when conducting an LCCA. Making certain that the remaining service life of a pavement is properly addressed and understanding the importance of considering what actually happens to a pavement when it reaches its terminal serviceability, and how that needs to be included in an LCCA will be discussed.

APWA Nevada Chapter Fall Conference – Session 3
2020-10-01

Introduction to Construction Management – Online Part 2
2020-09-30 13:30 - 16:00 | NV, United States
This session is now full. The October session is open.
This 2-day workshop (delivered in 2.5-hour parts) 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, and American Public Works Association members.
This course is offered free of charge, but participants must still register to reserve a seat.
Introduction to Construction Management is an elective of the Road Scholar Program.
Click here for more information.

AASHTO TSP2 Pavement Preservation Webinar Series – Session 1
2020-09-29 11:00 - 12:30
The National Center for Pavement Preservation is pleased to announce the 2020 AASHTO TSP·2 Pavement Preservation Webinar Series. These webinars are offered FREE to all on a first-come, first-served basis. You are encouraged to participate in all of the TSP·2 webinars, your participation is not limited to a specific partnership or geographic region. This series offers an excellent opportunity to learn about current topics and issues in each of the four TSP·2 partnerships. Registration is limited to the first 500 participants and a separate registration must be completed for each webinar. We ask that you register only for those webinars you intended to participate in so that there is enough space for everyone who would like to join.
Rocky Mountain West
Tuesday, September 29th
Topics

Use of RAP in Surface Treatments, Greg Duncan, Applied Pavement Technology
ASTM D8260 Mastic Application, Michael Guymon & Tom Cannon, Maxwell Products
New Mexico In-House Chip Seal Program, Lisa Vega, New Mexico DOT

Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3603048335917839118

Airfield Pavement Maintenance and Repair – Online
2020-09-29 08:00 - 2020-09-30 11:00
This 2-day workshop (8-11 am both days) introduces the different techniques for maintaining and rehabilitating both asphalt and concrete-surfaced airfield pavements. The workshop concludes with a discussion of ways to improve an airport’s pavement program.
This workshop is intended for anyone involved in airfield pavement maintenance. It begins with an introduction to the different types of pavements and materials, including an explanation of how they’re put together and the factors that affect how they perform. That introduction is followed by an overview of how to evaluate pavements by considering different measures of pavement condition. New content on some of the innovative sensor-based technologies being used for pavement evaluation highlight where pavement evaluation is heading. These introductory sessions lay the groundwork for presentations on the different techniques for maintaining and rehabilitating both asphalt and concrete-surfaced airfield pavements. The workshop concludes with a discussion of ways to improve an airport’s pavement program.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

Describe the different types of pavements and explain their typical performance.
Identify the different types and causes of distresses associated with flexible and rigid pavements.
List various techniques included in a comprehensive pavement evaluation.
Identify appropriate treatments for flexible and rigid pavements under a range of conditions.

Airfield Pavement Maintenance and Repair is an elective course of the Road Scholar Program.

Rural Road Safety Summit
2020-09-29 07:30 - 2020-10-01 15:30
The National Center for Rural Road Safety is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 3rd National Summit on Rural Road Safety.
Although it’s going virtual due to COVID-19 concerns, this 3rd summit will continue its mission as an action-oriented event with interactive sessions, carrying forward the conversations from the previous Moving Rural America and Bridging the Gap Summits.

Introduction to Construction Management – Online Part 1
2020-09-24 08:00 - 10:30 | NV, United States
This session is now full. The October session is open.
This 2-day workshop (delivered in 2.5-hour parts) 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, and American Public Works Association members.
This course is offered free of charge, but participants must still register to reserve a seat.
Click here for more information.
