*** Last Day to Apply ***

Resident Engineers Academy

Applications for our May REA Cohort are still being accepted through today (4/16) at 5pm (PT). If you haven't applied already, now's the time!

REA Online: May 12th–16th, 8:30am–4pm (PT)

This practical, interactive 5-day academy consists of 16 modules that cover an array of topics from Pre-Construction Prep to SOW, Legal Relations, DBE, Payments, Enviro Stewardship, Project Completion, and Labor Compliance.

Also Coming in May:

Caltrans Local Assistance Day

Caltrans DLA and California LTAP present another edition of Local Assistance Day, the quarterly statewide webinar designed to update and inform our RTPA, MPO, local agency, and tribal partners. LAD is free attend and all interested transportation stakeholders are invited.

Free & Online May 6th, 8:30–11:30am (PT)

Join us to hear updates from:

•  Office of Transit Grants & Contracts
•  Office of Project Dev, Mgmt, & Delivery
•  Office of Federal Programs
•  Office of State Programs
•  Office of Environmental Compliance

Plus details you'll not want to miss:

• California's Local Innovation Contest
• Latest trainings from California LTAP
• Meet the new RTPA 2025-26 Chair! 

Catch the ATRC Webinar Series:

Open Streets Events

Join the Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) for a conversation with an all-star cast of transportation professionals as they share their research, experiences, lessons, and ideas for implementing open streets events with ATP funds. Learn how to activate your community and have fun doing it.

Free & Online April 30th, 10–11:30am (PT)

Special Guest Presenters:

• Adonia E. Lugo, PhD, Equity Research Manager, UCLA
• Jessica Tovar, Program Director, Sunday Streets SF
• Michael Lydon, Principal, Street Plans
• Peter Dzewaltowski, Transportation Planner, Santa Monica
• Michael Hutnick, ATRC Coordinator, Caltrans

Are You Innovating on the Job?

Build a Better Mousetrap 2025

Help us showcase local agency innovation by participating in this year's Build a Better Mousetrap statewide competition.

CALTAP and Caltrans encourage our state and local agency partners to submit an online application describing how your team has produced an innovative solution to an everyday challenge faced by similar local, rural, or tribal transportation professionals.

Check-out California's 2024 National Winner

Entering is easy, painless, and may result in national acclaim ... or will at least help other agencies share the benefits of your ingenuity. Plus, winning entries will be forwarded on to FHWA's national competition in June.

New Recording Available:

Pavement Preservation & Cold Recycling

Presented by John Harvey and David Jones of the Pavement Research Center at UC Davis, this free 1-hour Lunch 'n Learn discussed "When & How to Use Pavement Preservation & Cold Recycling".

New Recording Available:

Navigating Discretionary Grant Programs

Caltrans Office of Federal Programs Discretionary Grant expert Bob Baca shares key topics on:

• The Discretionary Program Process
• Getting Started with a Discretionary Grant Project
• Direct Recipient vs Caltrans Passthrough Options
• Required Project Agreements
• Project Obligation & Expenditure Deadlines
• The Grant Kickoff Meeting

Check-Out our May Training Lineup

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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