Upcoming TTA Workshops

UPCOMING WORKSHOPSHosted by the VA LTAP *VDOT employees MUST register through Virtual Campus. All others may click on the workshop links below* Basic Work Zone Traffic Control 07/12/2016  |  Chester, VA Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control 07/13/2016 — 07/14/2016  |  Chester, VA Crash and Intersection Safety Data Analysis 07/14/2016  |  Chester, VA Basic Work Zone Traffic Control 07/19/2016  |  Charlottesville, VA Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control 07/20/2016 — 07/21/2016  |  Charlottesville, VA Modeling Stormwater 1: Best Management Practice 07/20/2016  |  Weyers Cave, VA Modeling Stormwater 2: Best Management Practice 07/21/2016  |  Weyers Cave, VA Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control 07/26/2016 — 07/27/2016  |  Henrico, VA Performance Based Design Practice (Engineering & Practical Applications) |08/02/2016  |  Arlington, VA Basic Work Zone 08/02/2016  |  Roanoke, VA Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control 08/03/2016 — 08/04/2016  |  Roanoke, VA Low Cost Safety Improvements 08/03/2016  |  Midlothian, VA Intersection Safety 08/04/2016  |  Midlothian, VA Effective Culvert & Box Culvert Installation Practices 08/10/2016  |  Roanoke, VA Effective Culvert & Box Culvert Installation Practices 08/11/2016  |  Roanoke, VA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 08/16/2016  |  Arlington, VA Basic Drainage 08/16/2016  |  Harrisonburg, VA Overview of the Virginia Supplement to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 08/17/2016  |  Arlington, VA Maintenance of Gravel Roads 08/17/2016  |  Harrisonburg, VA Effective Culvert & Box Culvert Installation Practices 08/18/2016  |  Arlington, VA Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering 08/23/2016  |  Arlington, VA Highway Safety and Roadway Design 08/24/2016  |  Arlington, VA   EDC Exchange: Smarter Work Zones June 23, 2016 2pm – 4pm (See registration locations and links below) Work zones are responsible for over 130 injuries, one fatality, and 10 percent of all congestion each day. One option for addressing these issues is to implement Smarter Work Zones (SWZs).  SWZs utilize innovative strategies to better coordinate construction projects and/or deploy innovative technology applications to dynamically manage and minimize work zone safety and mobility impacts.  SWZ techniques can improve safety and mobility for travelers, reduce schedule delays due to conflicts between projects, reduce overall operating costs to agencies, and increase the satisfaction of the traveling public, business owners, nearby residences, and politicians. Examples of ways in which local and tribal agencies can benefit from SWZs include: Developing a process to better track when and where all projects that impact travel in a region are occurring, regardless of whether they are due to work by the local agency, utility company, or private developer; Implementing work zone intelligent transportation systems (ITS) such as those that monitor and disseminate travel times along routes approaching work zones, allowing motorists to better choose alternate routes. FHWA has collected and developed a number of example policies, practices, and tools to help agencies implement SWZs. This EDC Exchange will present success stories from local agencies using SWZ project coordination and technology application strategies to improve safety and mobility in and around work zones within their jurisdictions.  It will also include discussions on planning and implementing SWZ within your region.  This Exchange will be of interest to local and tribal agencies involved with or interested in implementing SWZ.  Please join FHWA, the Virginia ocal Technical Assistance Program Center and the Virginia Department of Transportation for a presentation on Smarter Work Zones via a live webinar on June 23, 2016 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET. The following are locations for your participation:  Suffolk, VA VDOT District Training Center 1700 North Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434 Windsor Room Register Fairfax, VA 4975 Alliance Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030 Accotink Room Register Richmond, VA Federal Building 400 N 8th St., Suite 750 Richmond, VA 23219 FHWA conference room (Bring picture ID) Register

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