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LTRC's Local Technical Assistance Program, one of 57 Centers networked throughout the United States, stimulates the progressive transfer of highway technology through training, work force development and technical assistance. A cooperative effort of DOTD, FHWA and LSU, LTAP leverages the expertise and resources of these organizations for the benefit of local transportation and public works agencies. A quarterly newsletter, Technology Exchange, describes current offerings and services. Click below to contact us or call 1-800-595-4722 to find out more or to request special training or assistance.

We invite you to browse through our website and discover the many cost effective (many are free) services we offer to enhance the performance of your organization.
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 Roadway Departure Workshops
 

About This Course
Louisiana has been nationally identified by FHWA as a roadway departure focus state. This means that our state exhibits a high number of rural roadway departure fatalities and a high rate of 2-lane rural roadway departure fatalities compared to the rest of the country. Roadway departure crashes can be significantly reduced by the application of proven countermeasures.

An in-depth discussion of these countermeasures will be presented. The workshop will provide detailed methodology to identify potential roadway departure locations or corridors and to design and implement systematic, low cost improvements that can be applied on Louisiana's rural or local road system to reduce the potential for roadway departure crashes. Got curves? A field review and demonstration of the ball bank indicator will be conducted. The ball bank indicator method is used to determine advisory speeds in a curve and will help identify potential curves for treatment. A free ball bank indicator will be provided for each agency in attendance.

Who Should Attend: This course is intended for any public works employee that will or could be assigned to work an emergency incident or operation.

Instructors:

Dean Tekell, P.E., P.T.O.E.
Dean has over 20 years of experience in the areas of local traffic engineering and traffic safety engineering. He served as the Transportation Engineer for Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government for 13 years and is well known to the Louisiana transportation profession.

Tom J. Buckley, P.E.
Tom brings over 40 years of experience in highway and traffic engineering to the Local Road Safety Program. His expertise at the state and local levels includes traffic analysis and forecasting, intersection design and improvement, roadway safety analysis and development and implementation of safety improvements

Dates:
July 15 - Bossier City, LA
July 16 - Alexandria, LA
July 20 - Crowley, LA
July 21 - Baton Rouge, LA
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 RS #8 - Successful Supervision for Local Road Supervisors
  Class information will be posted in this area as soon as it is available.
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 Culvert Repair and Rehabilitation
  About This Course
The course of Culvert Repair and Rehabilitation is presented over a 2-day period. The important notion of a comprehensive cataloging of culverts under the purview of the agency is discussed and encouraged. The primary emphasis is toward a systematic management program for design and operation of highway culverts.

Who Should Attend
The course is essentially non-technical (virtually no mathematics or engineering calculations). However, it is especially suited for presentation not only to maintenance technicians and operating personnel but to engineers and administrative personnel.

Instructor
Dwight Reagan, P.E.

Dates:
October 5 and 6 - Ruston, LA
October 7 and 8 - Alexandria, LA
October 26 and 27 - Hammond, LA
October 28 and 29 - Jennings, LA
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 Technology Exchange, Volume 24, Number 1
 
  • LTAP Joins New Core Safety Coalition
  • Construction Inspection Workshop Recap
  • Work Zone Safety Week Information
  • Public Works Week




CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Roadway Departure Workshop
July 15 - Bossier City
July 16 - Alexandria
July 20 - Crowley
July 21 - Baton Rouge

National LTAP Conference
July 27-30, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA

RS#8 - Successful Supervision for Local Road Supervisors
August 10 & 11 - Lafayette, LA
August 31 & Sept. 1- Mandeville, LA
September 14 & 15 - Bossier City, LA
September 16 & 17 - Monroe, LA

Culvert Repair and Rehabilitation
October 5 & 6 - Ruston, LA
October 7 & 8 - Alexandria, LA
October 26 & 27 - Hammond, LA
October 28 & 29 - Jennings, LA



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