California Department of Fish & Wildlife Training

October 30, 2023, 9:00am – 11:00am PT

The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) presents this 2-hour webinar detailing an overview of SB790 and its Fish & Game Codes §1955-1958 as well as the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Consistency Determination (CD) process.

This training is ideal for industry professionals involved in securing, planning, and implementing environmental permits for construction projects and mitigating their environmental impact.

Instructors/Presenters:

Laurel Low, Connectivity Mitigation Coordinator, CDFW

Senate Bill 790 (2021)

Madeleine Wieland, Environmental Scientist, CDFW

Consistency Determination

Register now!

Rural Funding Opportunities

U.S. DOT has released a list of open NOFOs funded through the ROUTES initiative that are relevant to rural transportation. While not representative of all current federal grant opportunities, these programs are specifically targeted to support rural and tribal communities.

Historical background on each of these programs can be found here.

Current (open) ROUTES NOFOs

Tribal High Priority Projects Program

October 11, 2023, 11:00am – 12:30pm PT

FHWA is now accepting applications for its Tribal High Priority Projects (Tribal HPP) Program, funded under BIL at ~$9M during fiscal year 2024.

Applications for Tribal HPP funding can be submitted anytime during 2023. On January 31, 2024, all applications will be reviewed for eligibility, evaluated, and ranked for funding. Those applications submitted after January 31st will be collected for review as part of the next fiscal year funding cycle.

To provide propsective applicants with information on how to apply for FY2024 Tribal HPP funds, FHWA is hosting a 90-minute webinar on October 11, 2023.

Registration is not required for this free event,

simply access the webinar here on October 11, 2023, at 11:00am PT.

Tribal Transportation Reporting

October 17, 2023, 10:30am – 11:30am PT

FHWA is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Tribal Transportation Program Online Reporting Tool (PORT), used to collect tribal data on projects and activities funded through the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP).

This just-in-time webinar is intended for transportation employees new to TTP or for those that need a refresher. While the reporting requirements are similar to previous years, the reporting platform has changed. This webinar will guide you through those changes and provide any additional information needed.

Registration is not required for this free event,

simply access the webinar here on October 17, 2023, at 10:30am PT

National Highway Institute Training

Practical Applications in Federal-Aid Appraisals

NHI is opening registration for its Practical Applications in Federal-Aid Highway Program Appraisals online training (NHI-141054), an essential opportunity for transportation professionals interested in incorporating Uniform Act and 49 CFR Part 24 appraisal requirements into right-of-way appraisals.

Learning Outcomes

• Determining damages to remainder property in a partial acquisition
• Appraisal requirements under 49 CFR Part 24 and USPAP
• Differentiating between just compensation & fair market value

Target Audience

Reps from Federal Uniform Act Agencies, state DOTs, LPAs, consultant/fee appraisers, and FHWA staff involved with the appraisal process that have attended a basic practices and principles of real estate appraisal course.

For more information about these appraisal courses,

contact NHI Customer Service or Kevin O’Grady

Caltrans Local Assistance Day

November 2, 2023, 8:30am – 11:30am PT

Caltrans DLA, in partnership with the Regional Transportation Planning Agencies Group, invites you to attend their statewide Local Assistance Day webinar this November 2, 2023.



This quarterly event informs RTPAs, MPOs, LPAs, and other transportation parties on timely topics related to local project delivery policies, processes, procedures, and the peer-sharing of best practices.

Topics covered in this webinar include:

• Apportionments & Obligation Authority
• Expedited Project Selection Process
• Preliminary Engineering Right of Way Checklist
• Modified Buy America Requirements
• Upcoming Training Opportunities

These webinars are free and attendance is encouraged for anyone who works with Caltrans local assistance processes for local or tribal agencies.

Register now or contact DLA with any questions

NCHRP Research Report

Right-Turn-on-Red Site Considerations

NCHRP has released Right-Turn-on-Red Site Considerations and Capacity Analysis, which addresses improved techniques for estimating performance of right-turn-on-red (RTOR) movements at signalized intersections.

This new report presents two methods for estimating RTOR volume and capacity, along with a spreadsheet to support these methods. The report also provides guidance on when to prohibit RTOR at a given intersection.

Supplemental to this report is NCHRP web document "Right-Turn-on-Red Operation at Signalized Intersections with Single and Dual Right-Turn Lanes: Evaluating Performance", which develops a model to predict RTOR volume and to improve guidance for whether to allow RTOR at intersections.

Access the full report here

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