Sustainable Construction Webinar:

Assessing Environmental Impacts of Construction

April 6, 2023, 12 – 1 PM

There's still time to register!

Join us April 6th to hear from sustainability experts how construction impacts our environment and why incorporating "green" or "sustainable" practices can not only reduce air polluting emissions and material waste, but also help align your agency to California's future as an environmentally-focused funding and regulatory leader.

Topics we'll be covering:

• California's regulatory environment (CARB)
• Sustainability and the State DOT (Caltrans)
• Sustainability design-to-implementation (Moffat & Nichol)
• Local agency sustainable practices (City of Lancaster)
• Sources & measurement of construction emissions (CSULB)
• Practical abatement and mitigation strategies (CSULB)

Learn how to make construction a part of the solution as California advances toward a carbon net-zero future in transportation.

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Build a Better Mousetrap:

The 2023 Statewide Competition

CALTAP and its partners at the Caltrans Division of Research, Innovation & System Information (DRISI) are excited to launch another year of FHWA’s Build a Better Mousetrap (BABM), the statewide competition.

Celebrating local ingenuity on a national level, BABM is a federally sponsored initiative that recognizes state/local agencies that are using innovation to solve transportation-related problems to improve job safety and efficiency.

Applications are now being accepted through May 5th via the DRISI online innovation platform, where you can upload your agency's submission and browse applications from your California peers.

Check-out contest details are here or contact us with any questions.



Take a moment to share your agency's innovation!

Safe Streets & Roads for All

FY23 NOFO Now Open

The fiscal year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Safe Streets & Roads for All grant funding is now live on Grants.gov.

The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. (EDT) Monday, July 10, 2023. For details, more information, and applicant guidance, check-out these links:

• Review the NOFO
• Visit the How to Apply page
• Visit the SS4A Resources page
• Review SS4A Frequently Asked Questions
• Attend a grant application webinar
• Learn about what's new in 2023

Award announcements are expected in late 2023.

Bridge Load Rating Webinar:

State of the Practice & Frameworks

April 25, 1-3pm ET

FHWA’s Bridge Load Rating Webinar Series is designed to provide awareness and share state-of-practice, lessons learned, research advancements, and available resources.

The April 25th webinar presents work done under the FHWA ID/IQ task order on Advancing Bridge Load Rating: State of Practice & Frameworks and provides an introduction to the digital twin technology with potential application in bridge engineering. A Q&A session will follow. 

Presenters include:

• Jonathan Buck, P.E. (FHWA), Welcome/Moderator
• Brent Phares, Ph.D., P.E. (Iowa State University), Advancing Bridge Load Rating: State of Practice and Frameworks
• Devin Harris, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), Digital Twin Technology with Potential Application in Bridge Engineering

Target audience:

Bridge & structure engineers from state/local transportation agencies, FHWA Division Bridge Engineers, and consultants who want to acquire fundamental knowledge of bridge load rating, posting, and overweight load permitting. 

Register Here to Attend!

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