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TRB Webinar: Highway Maintenance Goes to College (Training)

TRB conducted a webinar on November 7, 2018 that discussed highway maintenance education programs at the associate degree level. This webinar identified the most important training needs in the highwa… More

Analysis of Loss of Time Value During Road Maintenance Project (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Lane closure is frequently performed in the execution of the road maintenance project. It has a negative impact on road users such as the loss of vehicle operating costs and the loss of time value. Ne…More

Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Mobile lane closures, which are increasingly used, are a potentially hazardous traffic control procedure for highway maintenance and operations activities. To improve the safety of workers and motoris…More

The Louisiana Roads Scholar Program (Training)

Through the Roads Scholar Program, LTAP provides cost-effective training to local transportation and public works agencies on road and bridge maintenance as well as roadway and worker safety. Roads Sc… More

Maintenance and Short Duration Activities (Training)

After completing this course students should be able to: Know basic standards and guidelines that govern temporary traffic control during MSDA Know how to apply these in the installation and m… More

Roadway Maintenance Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This guide provides an overview of maintaining public roadways, examples of specific maintenance procedures, and links to additional resources that should be considered in developing local practices. …More

Oregon Roads Scholar Program (Training)

The Oregon Roads Scholar program consists of 18 classes covering the latest information on road maintenance procedures and technologies. Classes are scheduled on a regular basis throughout Oregon and … More

Roads Scholar Program (Training)

Since 1992, the Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program, or LTAP, has provided government transportation agencies with low-cost, high-quality training for their employees. Students who earn eight… More

Winter Maintenance (Training)

This course covers all aspects of winter operations- planning and organizing, methods of snow and ice control, salt usage, and winter equipment maintenance. I will  include usage of snow maps, formal… More

Telerobotics for Highway Maintenance and Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The maintenance and construction activities of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have been thoroughly studied, and a summary of such activities are tabulated and presented in this…More

Real-Time Traffic Control for Maintenance Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Several conclusions can be drawn from the use of active traffic management in Houston: 1. Advance public information of impending work zone activity can minimize public complaints and erratic behavior…More

Cost-Benefit Highway Pavement Maintenance (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Many methods used in highway maintenance plans are complex, and many agencies exclude work zone user cost components, such as vehicle operating costs, delay costs and crash costs when making project i…More

How Long Should Repair Take? (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles
What's a reasonable length of time to expect drivers to put up with closed lanes, milled surfaces with manholes sticking up, and the general inconvenience of repairing a street' After a few calls to l…More