Survey 2025:

California Local Assistance

CALTAP, Caltrans DLA, and FHWA, request your input to assess the value, quality, and types of training and support you receive from Local Assistance ... or would like to receive.

• What are your staff training needs?
• Are they being met by current class offerings?
• Do you need more effective (or responsive) technical support?
• Are you kept informed of key funding opportunities & trainings?

With this brief survey, you can help us plan, develop, and prioritize local assistance services to more effectively serve your agency goals. Last year's feedback brought us 4 REA and 2 Labor Compliance classes!

TAKE THE SURVEY!

Industry Webinar:

Improving Concrete Pavement Foundations

Learn how base and other foundation layers are designed to distribute traffic loads and provide a stable, non-erodible, and consistent platform for the top pavement layer, and see how pavement foundations often contain high quantities of recycled or reused materials from the project site.

Free Webinar: June 26, 2025, 9:00AM - 10:30AM PST

Presented by:

• David White, Ingios Geotechnics
• Marco Estrada, Pavement Recycling Systems
• Angel Mateos, UC Pavement Research Center
• Deepak Maskey, Caltrans Office of Concrete Pavements 

Click here here to learn more about this event!

Caltrans Workshop:

Emergency Relief Time Extension

Emergency Relief (ER) projects must reach Construction Authorization (E76 CON) approval within two Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) from the FFY in which the disaster event began. This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the E76 CON requirement for ER projects, including an in-depth review of the ER Time Extension Request Form.

Local agencies with active ER projects from disaster events that began on or before September 30, 2023—including CA-2023 and earlier ER Disaster Events—are strongly encouraged to attend.

Free Webinar: July 10, 2025, 9:00AM - 11:00AM PST

Presented by:

• Bob Baca, Acting Office Chief, Caltrans Office of Federal Programs

Learn more about this important presentation!

New Recording Posted:

ISOAP 2-Day Training Workshop

Recordings of our 2-day online workshop on Intersection Safety & Operations Assessment Process (ISOAP) and how it can be used to identify your optimal solution and infrastructure investment, are now available.

ISOAP was adopted in September 2024 to update, streamline and rename the Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) framework to align decision-making with "Safe System Approach" principles & goals.

Special Guest Presentations:

• Affordable Roundabouts
• Making Intersections Safer for People
• Saving Time, Money & Lives thru Performance-Based Intersection Evaluation & Design

Click here to access the recordings!

Last Chance to Apply:

Safe Streets & Roads for All

The final application deadline for the fiscal year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Safe Streets & Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant program is Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5pm ET.

Eligible applicants for SS4A grants include:

• Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)
• Political subdivisions of a state or territory
• Federally recognized Tribal governments

Learn More Here

New Training Opportunity:

Lake & Streambed Alteration Notifications

The California Department of Fish & Wildlife is hosting a free 90-minute webinar to provide an overview of the Notification process and guidance on submitting Lake & Streambed Alteration (LSA) Agreement Notifications.

Project proponents must submit a notification through the EPIMS portal when a project might substantially divert or obstruct the natural flow or change or use any material from the bed, channel, or bank of any river, stream, or lake.

Free Webinar: July 31, 2025, 10am - 11:30am PT

Featured Presenters:

• Carmen Tull, Senior Environmental Specialist
• Aidali Guerro, Environmental Scientist
• Shannon Kelly, Staff Services Analyst
• Ebony Lazaro, Staff Services Manager

Click here for more information on this free webinar!

Upcoming Webinars:

Traffic Incident Management in Work Zones

The Wisconsin TOPS Laboratory and FHWA are hosting a series of trainings on TIM for first responders, contractors, and field engineers. These two-hour instructor-led webinars focus on the best practices for prevention, response and follow-up involving Work Zone Traffic Incident Management.

Upcoming webinars topics include:

• TIM in Work Zones: Training for First Responders
• TIM in Work Zones: Training for Contractors & Field Engineers

Learn More Here

New Recording Available:

Making Rural Roads Safe for All

If you missed FHWA's Making Rural Roads Safe for All webinar on May 14, 2025, you can watch a recording of the session now!

This webinar includes presentations from Massachusetts DOT; the Buchanan County, Iowa Secondary Roads Department; and the National Rural Transit Assistance Program.

Staff in State DOTs, regional agencies, and local agencies supporting rural communities will learn actionable strategies and tools as well as examples to improve road safety on rural roads.

Click here to watch the full recording now!

See What Else is Coming-Up July

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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New Updates Released

As more CALTAP site features get released, know that we'll be bringing you new resource collections to simplify your search for eligible funding, online presentations and webinars, and on-demand recorded trainings.

Also be sure to checkout our online training and events calendars, where you'll find upcoming classes, conference, and webinars by event date. Most are free of charge and support online attendance.

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