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Resident Engineers Academy

Caltrans DLA and California LTAP are pleased to announce applications are being accepted for the REA March Cohort, a strongly recommended training for all local and tribal Resident Engineers.

REA Online: Mar 10th – 14th, 8:30am – 4pm (PT)

This practical, interactive 5-day academy consists of 16 modules that cover an array of topics from Pre-Construction Prep to SOW, Legal Relations, DBE, Payments, Enviro Stewardship, Project Completion, and Labor Compliance.

Coming Up in February

Caltrans Local Assistance Day

Caltrans DLA and California LTAP present another edition of Local Assistance Day, the quarterly statewide webinar designed to update and inform our RTPA, MPO, local agency, and tribal partners. LAD is free attend and all interested transportation stakeholders are invited.

LAD Online: Feb 11th, 8:30 – 11:30am (PT)

Topics on the Agenda:

• LAPM & LAPG Updates
• Local Assistance Office Bulletins (OB):

#24-03: Davis Bacon Act

#24-04: Single Audits Report Submission

#24-05: real Property Acquisition Waiver Valuation

#24-06: Title VI Program

#24-07: ADA/Section 504 Program

• ATRC Updates & 2025 Symposium
• Highway Safety Improvement Program, Cycle 12
• UCB Pavement Engineering & Management Certificate

Coming Up in March

Navigating Discretionary Grant Programs

Caltrans DLA and California LTAP present another edition of Local Assistance Day, the quarterly statewide webinar designed to update and inform our RTPA, MPO, local agency, and tribal partners. LAD is free attend and all interested transportation stakeholders are invited.

Free Online Training: Mar 6th, 8:30 – 11:30am (PT)

Presentation Topics:

• The Discretionary Program Process
• Getting Started with a Discretionary Grant Project
• Direct Recipient vs Caltrans Passthrough Options
• Required Project Agreements
• Project Obligation & Expenditure Deadlines
• The Grant Kickoff Meeting

Build a Better Mousetrap 2025

Help us showcase local agency innovation by participating in this year's Build a Better Mousetrap statewide competition.

CALTAP and Caltrans encourage our state and local agency partners to submit an online application describing how your team has produced an innovative solution to an everyday challenge faced by similar local, rural, or tribal transportation professionals.

Check-out California's 2024 National Winner

Entering is easy, painless, and may result in national acclaim ... or will at least help other agencies share the benefits of your ingenuity. Plus, winning entries will be forwarded on to FHWA's national competition in June.

New Recordings Available

The Art of Failing Forward

Presented through the lens of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, join instructors Daniel Burke (Caltrans DLA) and Tom O'Brien (California LTAP) to learn how you can increase project efficiency while saving money throughout the project lifecycle.

Caltrans Intersection Safety &

Operational Assessment Process (ISOAP)

An overview of the updates to the Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) policy directive, renamed to emphasize safety performance of intersection control and configuration alternatives during screening/analysis steps of ISOAP.

Check-Out our February Lineup

Need a closer look? Stop by CALTAP.org for a calendar view of upcoming training and events focused specifically on local agency project success.

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