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Nebraska Asphalt Paving Conference
February 23-24 - Kearney - Younes Center
Sponsors and exhibitors are still being accepted. Contact Melissa Townsend at
mtownsend3@unl.edu
if you are interested in contributing to the Nebraska Asphalt Paving Conference as a sponsor and/or exhibitor.
Hotel rooms are still available near the conference center through
younes.com.
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Shift to 10-hour Shifts
From Mark Arps:
The Colfax County Commissioners and myself are thinking of going to 4 ten hour days instead of 5 eight hour days. I know that some of Nebraska's counties do this to be more efficient. Could you send this out to see how other counties have this set up? Thanks!
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Essential Road Construction Skills: Math & Plan Reading Course
This one-day course will focus on basic math and plan reading. The target audience for this course are individuals planning to take the superintendents exam. Topics include basic math operations, converting units of measure, calculating area, volume, ratios and unit weight. Story problems and in-class exercises focus on road construction topics. The plan reading section will include parts of a plan set and contract, legal descriptions, qualities, views, stationing, drainage and structures, traffic control and more.
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 Short Span Steel Bridge Workshop
We have been approached about hosting a Short Span Steel Bridge Workshop through the
Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance. We have some options to add topics with particular local interest.
Short span bridges provide vital links in the nation's infrastructure network. Yet, nearly a quarter of these bridges are classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. According to ASCE, more than 30% of existing bridges have exceeded their 50-year design life. This situation presents a significant challenge for cash-strapped state and local governments. The steel industry has developed technological and design innovations for bridges under 140 feet that save significant time and costs for county and state bridge officials.
Workshop topics will likely include practical and cost-effective steel bridge design and fabrication, coatings, buried steel structure bridge options, accelerated bridge construction options and others.
If you would be interested in attending (or sending personnel) to a workshop on short-span steel bridges, please email Phyllis Schwab at pschwab@unl.edu. We would also be interested in any specific topics you are interested in including.
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FHWA-NHI-139011 Freight & Transportation Logistics
March 7-8 - Lincoln, NE LTAP Training Center
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 1.5 day workshop, Fundamentals of Freight Data is intended for freight transportation professionals at state Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), including planners and policy- and decision-makers who need information on freight data for a variety of uses. These freight data uses include regional profiles, Long-Range Transportation Plans (LRTP), State Freight Plans, State and MPO Transportation Improvement Plans (STIP/TIP), freight performance measures, forecasting, studies facility/corridor planning and strategic policy planning, among others.
The workshop will provide participants with a broad knowledge of freight data sources. As well as the ability to utilize freight data for transportation planning program/project development and policy analysis.
It is important to understand the topic of freight for many reasons, including: policy and strategic planning, local planning, project development, operations and performance management. Understanding and being able to use freight data is not an easy endeavor, yet it is one that is critical to master for many transportation planning projects. This workshop provides broad knowledge of the freight data sources used in the primary freight activities needed for transportation planning and effective policy decision making.
This workshop is not meant to be a comprehensive and in-depth examination of freight data and its applications. It will present the characteristics and key limitations of existing data, methods for collecting local/state data, and overall use of freight data.
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The Nebraska GIS Symposium is a showcase of the extensive array of geospatial data, applications, and professionals at work within the state. Learn more and hear what others are doing through a diverse range of workshops, presentations, project showcases, and exhibitors to help you get the most out of your symposium experience.
This event is covered by Workforce Development for local public agencies. To check your eligibility for WFD or to register using WFD funds, please contact Megan Patent-Nygren at
mpatentnygren2@unl.edu BEFORE registering.
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Nebraska Highway Safety Conference
March 21 - Lincoln - Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
Registration is now open for the Nebraska Highway Safety Conference to be held on March 21 at Nebraska Innovation Campus' Conference Center. The conference will feature the presentation of Nebraska's 2017-2021 Strategic Highway Safety Plan. There will also be national experts that will provide the latest information on traffic safety issues that includes occupant restraint use, impaired driving, drowsy driving, local roadway safety planning and results from the nationwide Naturalistic Driving Study.
The conference will be covering current critical highway safety subjects with opportunities to ask questions of the presenters and to network with other attendees.
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Sessions of the popular Erosion and Sediment Control Basics for Inspectors courses are now open for registration. Learn more and register at
go.unl.edu/erosion
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Managed 2 Manager Leadership Development Series
LaVista, Lincoln and Kearney Sessions Scheduled
LaVista
Working in a Team Environment - January 25 - go.unl.edu/m2mteam
Strategic Planning and Change Management - February 8 - go.unl.edu/m2mplanning
Creative Problem Solving and Decision-Making - February 21 - go.unl.edu/m2mdecisions
Recruiting, Hiring & Retaining Employees - March 7-8 - go.unl.edu/m2mhr
Kearney
The updated version will include a one-day introductory course (strongly recommended as a first-step) followed by four topic-specific courses participants can choose from as they/their departments need.
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Training from the Nebraska Safety Council
Available to Nebraska Local Public Agencies
Nebraska LTAP has formed a partnership with the Nebraska Safety Council to offer their courses to Nebraska LPAs under Workforce Development. If you are interested in a course or training program for your crew, please contact Nicole Frankl to schedule at
nfrankl2@unl.edu.
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Unstable Slope Management
FHWA Training with Field Day
Denver, CO - June 6-7
Geotechnical assets comprise one of the largest resources utilized by
transportation and land management agencies in the U.S. The USMP
program is geared toward helping federal land and low volume road
managers proactively locate and efficiently rate, monitor and prioritize
unstable slopes (primarily landslides and rockfalls) to meet transportation
performance goals, and wisely spend limited funding to make the
transportation network more resilient.
This training is free, but travel costs cannot be submitted to Workforce Development.
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We are scheduling sessions of the Essential Road Construction Skills: Surveying Basics course now. If you are interested in hosting a session of the course, please contact Terri Malek-Madani at
tmalek-madani2@unl.edu.Each course session has twelve seats. If you do not have twelve prospective participants, we will do our best to pair you with another area entity.
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 MUTCD
On-Demand Course and Technical Assistance
If your team needs training or technical assistance on any aspect of the MUTCD or your signing program, please don't hesitate to ask. A course or one-one-one technical assistance can be customized for you.
Contact Don Neary at
dneary1@unl.edu to schedule.
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Loan Equipment Available!
RoadVista 922 Retroreflectometers and MetroCounts
We have both RoadVista 922 Retroreflectometers and MetroCounts available to lend to LPAs right now. Usually this time of year there is a wait list, but right now there isn't. LPA's may borrow the pieces of equipment for two weeks free of charge.
Borrowers are responsible for completing a contract and arranging transportation to/from your location. If a NE LTAP staff member is headed in your direction, we can coordinate drop off/pick-up.
You can now request equipment online at ltap.unl.edu/equipment-loan. Contact Phyllis Schwab at pschwab@unl.edu with questions.
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Snow Plow Simulator
Schedule classes today!
Entities can now schedule one-day L3 Snow Plow and/or John Deere Motor Grader simulator courses in t
he Nebraska LTAP Mobile Simulator classroom
through Brian Jackson at
bjackson17@unl.edu
. Costs for Nebraska APWA members are $75 per person and non-APWA members are $100 per person in addition to the Workforce Development Funding. Class size is limited to ten participants.
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Heavy Equipment Courses
Motor Grader
Excavators & Backhoes
Loader
Asphalt Distributor
Hand Power Tools & Chainsaws
Brian is scheduling heavy equipment courses for 2017. Contact him soon to be added to the schedule at bjackson17@unl.edu.
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Online Computer Classes
Workforce Development Program
Thousands of self-paced online computer workshops and tutorials are available online through NE LTAP. As a part of our Workforce Development Program, these resources are free to our LPA and state employees. To see what classes are available and how to participate, visit
ltap.unl.edu/vtc-computer-classes.
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Extra Course Materials
On occasion, we have extra binders left from courses offered by Nebraska LTAP. If any of the following would be of interest to you, please contact Phyllis Schwab at pschwab@unl.edu and a copy will be sent to you. Copies will be available until excess supply is exhausted. We will keep one copy at LTAP if you would like to borrow or review when you are here:
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A Guide to Temporary Traffic Control in Work Zones, Version 06-15
(Traffic Control Technician)
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FHWA Road Safety Audit Guidelines
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FHWA-NHI-420018: Instructor Development Course (3.5 Day)
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Gravel Roads (Construction & Maintenance Guide) August 2015
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets & Highways, 2009 Edition (MUTCD), Parts 1, 5 & 6
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NHI 130053 Bridge Inspection Refresher Training Participant Workbook
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NHI-133114A Construction Zone Safety Inspection Participant Workbook
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NHI-1350650 Introduction to Highway Hydraulics Participant Workbook
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NHI-141050 Introduction to Federal-Aid Right-of-Way Requirements to Local Public Agencies Participant Workbook
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NHI-142005 NEPA and the Transportation Decision Making Process
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NHI-142055 Advanced Seminar on Transportation Project Development: Navigating the NEPA Maze
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NHI-151042 Transportation Safety Planning
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NHI-152069 Metropolitan Transportation Planning Participant Workbook
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Roadside Safety
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Tack Coat Best Practices Folder from 2016 Asphalt Conference
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Traffic Control Supervisor
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University of Wisconsin: Municipal Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Engineers
(College of Engineering/Dept. of Engineering Professional Development)
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Work Zone Traffic Control Training (NDOR)
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