What Are Your Training Needs?

Local Assistance Survey 2026

Your California Local Assistance Team works to provide effective, accessible, and in-demand training year-round to support your professional development and your agency's ability to fund/deliver transportation infrastructure projects.

Share 5 minutes to help us plan, deliver, and prioritize the local assistance that will help keep you and your agency effective and successful!

Training: Resident Engineers Academy

September 21–25, 2026, 8:30am–4pm PT

This practical, interactive five-day virtual academy provides core training for local/tribal resident engineers and those responsible for administering construction contracts using state and federal funds.

If your RE's haven't been through training in a while, now's the time!

REA instructors take a practical approach to training through examples, exercises, and problem-solving activities, covering everything from SOW to Construction Prep, Payments, Legal Relations, Enviro Stewardship, Project Completion, Labor Compliance, and DBE.

Webinar: Safe Routes Back to School

August 13, 2026, 8:30am–9:30m PT

Safe Routes back to School is a free webinar that reveals how communities can transform everyday school commutes into safe, active, and accessible journeys so students arrive energized and ready to learn.

Participants will learn about Maryland’s exciting new pilot program for counties and hear about ways to bring Safe Routes to your Community.

Webinar: How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint

August 18, 2026, 10am–11am PT

Have you ever sat through a presentation where you gave up looking at the slides? Where the presenter put too much information on the slide or put a chart up that even the presenter couldn’t read because the text was so small?

You’re Killing Me Smalls! How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint is a free webinar that showcases how to create better Presentations.

Webinar: Right-Sizing 
the Role of Traffic Enforcement

August 18, 2026, 10am–11am PT



Learn how cities are assessing enforcement practices to make deploy road safety strategies that are more effective, cost-efficient, and equitable.

Explore practical steps cities can take to evaluate and evolve the role of enforcement as part of a comprehensive safe system-based approach.

Webinar: Using Human Factors

Guidelines for Road Systems

August 19, 2026, 8am–9:30am PT



Explore how the recent NCHRP report can help transportation professionals design safer roadways by accounting for abilities and limitations of road users.

Presenters will discuss the relationship between roadway design, human factors, and traffic safety, and share a practitioner case study illustrating how research guidance is being used to support safety analyses and roadway design decisions in Washington state.

Workshop: Concrete Pavement Essentials 101

August 10, 2026, 10am–11:15am PT



This free 75-minute workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the design and construction of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) and Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (CRCP), with a focus on standards, practices, and materials commonly used in California.

The session emphasizes durable, long-life pavement, including pavement structure, jointing, concrete mixtures, and construction best practices.

Webinar: Selecting the Right Pavement Preservation

August 25, 2026, 10am–11am PT



This free webinar helps you gain valuable insights on the variety of treatment options available to help you get the most out of your road network.

Pavement preservation is critical to any local agency's maintenance program, but what treatments should you use? What is the right treatment for the issues your roadways are experiencing? Explore the different types of pavement distresses and their recommended treatments.

Webinar: Asphalt & Concrete:

Testing & Sampling for Local Agencies

September 16, 2026, 10:30am–11:30am PT



Material Testing & Sampling Requirements for Local Public Agencies is a free webinar presented by Ohio DOT's Office of Materials Management Asphalt & Concrete, who present testing and sampling requirements for construction projects containing asphalt and concrete.

Other Upcoming Trainings & Events

Distracted Driving Summit | August 12-13, 2026, 8:30am–5:30pm

The summit brings together industry leaders, scientists, educators, safety professionals, & law enforcement to share ideas and learn best practices

Employee Recruitment & Retention | August 13, 2026, 6am–8am

This webinar offers some tips and tricks for tackling one of the riskiest things employers do: Hire good, honest, and dependable employees

OSHA 10 Construction Training | August 15-16, 2026, 8am–3pm

This in-person safety training helps participants understand how to navigate common job-site hazards so they feel safe at work

Engineering Ethics | August 17, 2026, 10am–12pm

This training is for engineers who are looking to meet their ethical training requirements & those who wish to enhance their ethical decision-making

GIS & Road Safety Audits | August 17-21, 2026, 8am–4pm

This 5-day introductory course is specifically designed for the needs of tribal transportation professionals

RSCP: Introduction to Road Safety | August 18, 2026, 10am–12pm

This course introduces participants to the foundations of roadway safety by providing an overview of safety trends and roadway safety

Tribal Transit Workshop | August 18-19, 2026, 8am–4:30pm

This training covers Administration, Operations & Planning, Compliance, and Tribal Transit, with references to key federal circulars.

Secure Funding with ISOAP | August 18, 2026, 9am–10am

This webinar introduces participants to the ISOAP process by demonstrating how it can strengthen project development

Plan Reading & Estimating | August 19-20, 2026, 8am–4pm

This in-person training is designed specifically for tribal transportation professionals responsible for plan reading/estimating on tribal lands

Engagement & Retention at Wisconsin DOT | August 18, 2026, 11am–12pm

Hear how the Wisconsin DOT is transforming workforce stability through intentional employee retention and engagement initiatives

SNCC Office Hours with Dr Anurag Pande

Starting August 18, the Safety Navigator for California Communities is hosting weekly office hours with PI & Program Director Dr. Anurag Pande.

Join virtually to discuss project development, funding strategies, safety planning, grant competitiveness, and more.

Roving Reporter: The Hidden 
Work Behind Historic Cemeteries

APWA's Roving Reporter steps inside one of the nation's historic cemeteries to discover the important work that happens beyond the headstone.

This episode features John Novak, Manager of Cemetery Properties for the City of Cleveland Public Works, who shares how dedicated professionals preserve history, maintain beautiful landscapes, and care for a place that serves as both a memorial and a community landmark.

Publication: Out-of-Service Utility Facilities

NCHRP's Out-of-Service Utility Facilities: Management Throughout the Highway Life Cycle provides guidance on practices for locating, identifying, tracking, and managing Abandoned or out-of-service (OOS) utility facilities throughout the highway life cycle.

This guide is designed to help transportation officials understand the risks associated with OOS utility facilities and implement strategies to reduce project delays, costs, and construction impacts.

APWA Reporter: August 2026

APWA's August 2026 issue of Reporter Magazine has great last-minute info on the upcoming PWX 2026, as well as features on wastewater master planning and how damage prevention is keeping up with right-of-way investment.

Other Recordings, Research, & Reports

California Invests $2.5B in Transportation Projects

The CTC recently approved nearly $2.5 billion in funding for more than 150 new projects that seek to improve safety on the state highway system

Turning Big Data into Practical Insights

SCAG solicited research questions and selected case studies to demonstrate practical applications of mobility analytics to address transportation safety

Recording: LA28 Procurement Series

This third installment of the LA28 Procurement Series for the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games focused on the Venue Infrastructure sector

PWX Radio: Networking & Relationships in Public Works

This latest episode of PWX Radio explores the power of community and why networking & relationships are the multiplier effect for success in Public Works

ATTAIN Grants

FHWA has issued a NOFO for $120M worth of grants via its Advanced Transportation Technology & Innovation (ATTAIN) competitive grant program

Home Safely: Jeff Pulver & Nathan Belz

Episodes 11 & 12 of the Home Safely podcast feature Jeff Pulver, MaineDOT, and Dr. Nathan Belz, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

ICAM Pilot Grants

FTA is awarding ~$12M in competitive funding to support transit services for the FY2026 Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility (ICAM) pilot program

Recording: Local HSIP Cycle 13 Call for Projects

This informative webinar shared a comprehensive overview of California’s Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

Recording: State DOT Adoption of Knowledge Management Practices

This webinar showcased practical insights from leading state DOTs on how agencies can launch, scale, and sustain knowledge management initiatives

Recording: Traffic Calming Quick-Builds

This free webinar focused on designing & implementing quick-build pilots that benefit your community

More Training Coming Up in August

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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