Training

This online training allows for re-qualification of those who train flaggers to direct traffic in work zones. It is designed to familiarize you with updates and changes to MnDOT flagging operations and procedures. This training summarizes the changes related to flagging operations and provides activities to refresh your understanding of how to use this information, […]

This course is used to qualify contractor’s personnel to train employees to act as flaggers on MnDOT construction projects. Attendees will meet requirements of the new MnDOT flagger training language contained in the traffic control special provisions. The course includes review of Field Manual flagger requirements and related layout, discussion of safe practices, flagger attire, […]

This 90-minute workshop will discuss the effectiveness of various work zone countermeasures used to reduce speeds and address crashes in work zones.  General countermeasures, such as dynamic speed feedback signs and transverse rumble strips, are presented along with the impacts of other work zone features on speed and driving behavior.  The workshop highlights information gained from […]

The Work Zone Data Working Group, established under the Federal Geographic Data Committee Transportation Subcommittee, recently published version 3.0 of the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) Specification. The WZDx Specification enables infrastructure owners and operators to make harmonized work zone data available for third-party use. Changes introduced via WZDx v3.0 will improve usability and consistency, […]

A training video of demonstrations for 2014 flagging operations and procedures.

The Work Zone Safety Awareness Program is offered to participants who require an overview of working safely in the roadway. As new or veteran employees enter or re-enter the construction and public works profession, they are frequently required to set up short-term work zones or are assigned to long-term projects. There are no allowances for […]

NJDOT now requires Certified New Jersey Traffic Control Coordinators to take this class every two years if they wish to continue working on state-funded projects. The course provides a review of the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and includes a brief overview of federal changes, worker safety considerations, sign placement, and special […]

This 3-day webinar is designed for experienced highway work zone personnel who seek training in work zone traffic control. NJDOT and other agencies require a contractor to assign a supervisory-level employee with requisite onsite experience to act as the Traffic Control Coordinator (TCC) on roadway construction projects. The program is also open to those who […]

The Wayne State University-Transportation Research Group will be hosting a free webinar on work zone mobility assessment and analysis. This webinar presents material developed under a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Work Zone Safety Grant. This webinar is geared towards engineers and practitioners working for local and State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) who are interested in […]