Training: Labor Compliance for Local Agencies

October 7 – 8, 2025, 8:30am – 4:30pm PT

This 2-day live online course teaches local agency staff the prevailing wage requirements and how to apply them in practice, including reviewing and confirming certified payroll records and on-site documentation.

Topics Covered Include:

• Review of labor compliance resources & support
• State & federal prevailing wage laws & regulations
• Labor compliance responsibilities on public works contracts
• Navigating the Division of Industrial Relation’s prevailing wage website
• Caltrans best practices for labor compliance

Training: Federal Aid Series: Right of Way

October 22 – 23, 2025, 8:30am – 12pm PT

Presented by the Caltrans Division of Right of Way, this free online training details the high-level process and procedures for completion of project right of way work, and outlines state/federal regulations agencies must follow for compliance with Uniform Act 49 CFR Part 24 and 23 CFR Part 710, as required to complete Right of Way activities on projects with federal aid.

Training topics include:

• RoW Requirements for Federal Aid Projects
• Understanding RoW & Utility Processes
• Methods to Accomplish RoW Deliverables

Innovation Spotlight: New Ideas Challenge

The USDOT ARPA-I has launched a new Ideas Challenge offering individuals a chance to showcase innovative concepts that will improve transportation safety, lower costs, and enhance our U.S. infrastructure.

Ideas Challenge is an open call across public/private sectors to identify the most promising and transformative R&D proposals that can:

• Enhance the safe, secure, efficient movement of people & goods
• Lower costs of infrastructure planning, construction, & maintenance
• Strengthen resilience against physical, natural, & cyber threats
• Enhance U.S. global leadership in advanced transportation

Winning proposals may be awarded up to $320,000 across two stages.

The deadline to apply is September 17th, 2025, 2:00 PM PST. 

Reminder: Rural & Tribal Assistance Grants

Applications for the FY2024-25 Rural & Tribal Assistance Pilot Program are now being accepted, offering up to $54.2M in no-match grants.

Eligible Applicants:

• Local or State Governments
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
• Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Eligible Funding Activities:

• Feasibility Studies
• Project Planning
• Revenue Forecasting, Funding & Financing Options Analyses
• Preliminary Engineering & Design Work
• Environmental Review
• Economic Assessments & Cost-Benefit Analyses
• Public Benefits Studies

The application portal will close October 8, 2025, at 11:59pm ET

Training: Active Transportation Program Reporting

September 16, 2025, 9am – 11am PT

Caltrans invites local agencies with ATP-funded projects to attend a free webinar to help them better understand their reporting responsibilities and ensure compliance with program requirements.

The webinar will include an overview of SB1 Accountability & Transparency Guidelines, the CalSMART Reporting System, ATP reporting requirements, and guidance for reporting on quick-build projects.

Training: Road Safety Audits

October 13 – 23, 2025, 3:30am – 6am PT

The International Road Federation is hosting Road Safety Audits: From Concept to Results to help agencies identify risk factors related to road design or traffic control that may lead to crashes or make crashes more severe.

Learning Objectives:

• Focus on road deficiencies that lead to severe and fatal injuries
• Understand at which stages & how to conduct road safety audits
• Understand the benefits, resources & legal issues of road safety audits
• Identify data sources to support the work of road safety auditors
• Use advanced methods to forecast & analyze traffic safety conditions
• Present findings to decision makers for safety investments
• Prioritize audit findings within a set investment budget

Training: Implementing the Safe System Approach

October 8 – November 19, 2025, 9:30am – 11am PT

ITE's new certificate-based training provides an in-depth understanding of the Safe System Approach and its application. "Safe System" is a holistic approach to achieving zero traffic-related serious injuries and fatalities.

This blended learning course takes place on the ITE Learning Hub as a series of four 1.5-hour live sessions that augment prerecorded training modules.  

Training: Public Fleet Management

September 24 – October 2, 2025, 8am – 10am PT

APWA's online certificate training provides an overview of the skills and areas of knowledge fleet managers need to be successful, including organization structures, communication, procurement, purchasing, finance, and fleet ops, and is ideal for fleet managers or those aspiring to become fleet managers.

Course Objectives:

• Learn the benefits of enhanced communication with fleet partners
• Recall basic finance and tech issues related to fleet management
• Identify global issues and their impact on fleet management
• Explain common industry best practices

Webinar: Internal Curing for Bridge Decks

September 17, 2025, 10am – 11am PT

NYSDOT is hosting a free webinar on its approach to implementing internal curing (IC) in concrete bridge decks, evaluate its effectiveness in controlling cracking and addressing durability concerns, and developing specs to help support adoption by all stakeholders involved.

Topics Covered:

• Bridge deck performance concerns with use of HPC mixtures
• Consideration of IC to control cracking & improve service life
• Laboratory and field evaluations & findings
• Specification development & description of LWA replacement level
• Industry perspective in the adoption of IC
• Deck service life before & after IC implementation

Webinar: Freight Data Analytics

September 23, 2025, 10am – 11am PT

FHWA's "Talking Freight" series returns with a webinar on Freight Data & Analytics, presented by BTS. Presenters will discuss various methods of analyzing and visualizing freight data from across modes.

Speakers Include:

• Ramond Robinson, Director, BTS Office of Transportation Analysis
• Joe McGill, Statistician, BTS Office of Data Development & Standards
• Dr. Patricia DiJoseph, Director, BTS Office of Transportation Analysis

Webinar: Fleet's Critical Role in Disaster Response

September 18, 2025, 8am – 9:30am PT

This online APWA training equips fleet professionals with critical knowledge needed to effectively support emergency operations during a wide range of disaster scenarios, including floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and ice storms.

Industry experts will discuss firsthand experiences and lessons learned, and share how participants can develop key communication and collaboration strategies within their fleet group and across their organization.

Course Objectives:

• Identify essential functions of fleet ops during natural disasters
• Develop effective communication & collaboration strategies
• Describe training/planning strategies to enhance operational readiness

Webinar: Rail Grade Crossing Safety

September 17, 2025, 12pm – 1pm PT

Part of "See Tracks? Think Train Week", this FTA webinar will share strategies to improve driver and pedestrian safety near transit tracks and trains.

FTA will provide a high-level overview of available rail grade crossing data and resources, followed by a presentation from LA Metro on the use of photo enforcement technology at rail grade crossings to enhance safety.

Other Upcoming Trainings & Events

Southwest Tribal Transportation Workshop | Sep 9–10, 2025

The Western TTAP is hosting this year's workshop at the John Pinto Conference Center in Window Rock, AZ

CITT Town Hall | Sep 15, 2025, 6:30–9pm PT

CITT is hosting its 2025 Town Hall on Port Town Resilience: Thriving in Uncertain Times at Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School in West Long Beach

Innovative Solutions for Road Safety | Sep 18, 2025, 11am–12pm PT

FHWA is hosting an Innovation Exchange Webinar to put a spotlight on road safety innovations emerging from across the country.

National Transportation in Indian Country | Sep 21–24, 2025

NCTT is hosting its 2025 Conference at Gila River Casino & Resort Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ

Bridge Bearing Maintenance & Replacement | Sep 24, 2025, 9–10am PT

NCPP is hosting a 1hr webinar on bridge bearing operations and their critical role in ensuring long-term structural integrity and performance.

Inspecting for Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity | Oct 8, 2025, 6–9am PT

West Virginia LTAP is hosting a free webinar on retroreflectivity requirements in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Recording: Internally 

Cured Concrete for Bridge Decks

The recording for the August 27th webinar "NJDOT Pilot Program for Internally Cured High Performance Concrete for Bridge Decks" is now available.

Part of FHWA's EDC-7 EPIC² initiative, the webinar provided an in-depth look at New Jersey DOT’s internally cured HPC bridge deck pilot program.

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