Helpful Resources
Connecting local agencies to available resources is part of NVLTAP’s mission. Below are links to training and technical resources, as well as industry partners.
Nevada LTAP News
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Upcoming Webinars
*All training free unless noted
Free On-Demand Online Training
- AASHTO TC3 library
- Asphalt Pavement Alliance/National Asphalt Pavement Association
- Clear Roads Free CDL Training Materials
- FHWA Asphalt Pavement Principles Video Series
- FHWA Gravel Roads Course
- FHWA Project Bundling Series - Course 1: Fundamentals
- FHWA Project Bundling Series - Course 2: Staging the Bundle
- FHWA Project Bundling Series - Course 3: Creating and Contracting the Bundle
- FHWA Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) Training
- Iowa DOT Winter Operations Video Series
- Minnesota LTAP: Fundamentals of Construction Inspection
- National Highway Institute Traffic Incident Management Training
- PPRA Ahead of the Curve Series Recorded Webinars
- SHRP2 National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program
- Watch For Me–Connecticut: Pedestrian, Bicyclist, and Driver Safety
- California LTAP: GIS Applications for Local Public Agencies recording
Workforce Solutions
- FHWA Strategic Workforce Development Toolkit
- No Boundaries Synthesis: Responses to Staffing Shortages
- Pavement Condition Presentation Template (use to win over decisionmakers at your agency)
- Pavement Management Spreadsheet Tool
Accessibility
Countering Human Trafficking
- US DOT/DHS Human Trafficking
- US DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking’s final report
- US DOT Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking E-List news sign-up
Environmental
Federal Aid
Gravel Roads
- Gravel Roads Construction & Maintenance Guide (FHWA)
- Interactive Gravel Road Management Guide (Minnesota Local Road Research Board)
- Gravel Roads Course (FHWA, self-paced training)
- Condition Assessment of Gravel Roads WBT for Local Agencies and Tribes (FHWA, self-paced training)
- Unsurfaced Road Maintenance Management Manual (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Unsurfaced Road Condition Assessment How To (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, video)
- Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide (FHWA)
- Unpaved Road Dust Management: A Successful Practitioner's Handbook (FHWA)
- Road Information Locator GIS (Larimer County, Colorado)
- Characterization of Unpaved Road Condition Through the Use of Remote Sensing (Michigan Tech)
Safety
- Indiana DOT/Purdue report: Workzone Lighting and Glare on Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Activities
- Cold Weather Precautions Checklist
- FHWA Rural Roadway Departure Countermeasure Pocket Guide
Weather-Related Maintenance
- Clear Roads Research: Optimizing Tow Plow and Wing Plow Deployment
- Clear Roads Research: Expanded Guidance for Applying Liquid Deicers
Standard Specifications and Plans
- NDOT Standard Specifications and Plans
- RTC South Specifications and Drawings
- RTC Washoe County Specifications (Orange Book)
Transportation Agencies
- Nevada Department of Transportation
- Federal Highway Administration-Nevada
- Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
- Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
- City of Elko Public Works and Streets Department
Industry and Professional Groups
- American Public Works Association (APWA) - Nevada Chapter
- American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
- Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA)
- Association of General Contractors (AGC), Nevada Chapter
- APWA PWX@Home
- International Slurry Seal Association (ISSA)
- Laborers’ Union Local 169
- National LTAP and TTAP Association
- Southern Nevada Laborers’ Union Local 872
- Truckee Meadows Community College, Safety Center
- University of Reno, Nevada, School of Engineering