Traffic Control
Common Sense Solutions for Intersection Safety Problems
The majority of serious injuries and deaths in Minnesota occur on local roads. All road owners need to take intersection safety seriously. This workshop is intended to provide local government elected officials and employees with a basic understanding of intersection safety problems, issues and liability, and the role they play in making local intersections safer and protecting their agency from litigation. This workshop provides practical information for common safety problems that do not require an engineer, as well as background information on problems that do require engineering expertise.
Registration
- Register online:
- May 1, 2007—University of Minnesota - Rochester, Rochester, MN
- May 2, 2007—Hennepin County Public Works, Medina, MN
(Medina site is full) - May 3, 2007— Ramada Inn, Brainerd, MN
- Register by mail:
- Download registration form (164 KB PDF)
- Mail to CCE Information Center, University of Minnesota, 20 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6069
- Register by fax:
- Download registration form (164 KB PDF)
- Fax to 612-624-5359
Mail or fax your registration or register online no later than one week prior to the program. Preregistration allows us to contact you if the workshop must be postponed due to weather or other factors. A refund of the registration fee, minus a $30 cancellation fee, will be made if written cancellation is received at least five working days before the workshop. Disability accommodations will be provided upon request.
Registration Contact
Shirley Mueffelman, 612-624-4754, cceconf2@umn.edu
Topics Covered
- Most bad accidents happen on your roads
- Evolution of intersections over time
- Signs: Do it right or pay the price
- Signals: When and how to do it right and keep it right
- Using crash data to solve intersection problems
- Getting others to help
- The basic components of a "Road Safety Study"
- Roundabouts: Why they work and dealing with the politics
- Red-light running
Who Should Attend
The workshop is designed for elected officials, law enforcement officers, municipal workers, and safety advocacy groups. It is primarily for non-engineers and does NOT include an engineering-level discussion.
Credit
- 1.0 Roads Scholar Program elective credit
- To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 7.0 PDHs as outlined in Minnesota Statute 326.107. More information concerning continuing education for professionals is online at www.aelslagid.state.mn.us.
Instructor(s)
Frank Peloubet has more than 20 years of experience in sanitary engineering and water-related areas. His background includes 10 years as a wastewater and storm water utility manger, plus experience with the North Dakota environmental regulatory agency. Peloubet has worked on municipal and county drainage projects with a local engineering consulting firm to design culvert installations, and has taught water- and transportation- related courses. He is a graduate of North Dakota State University.
Fee
Category A—subsidized:
- Townships & Tribal Governments—$60
- Cities, counties, public agencies—$70
- Others—$150
Workshop Schedule
Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Class hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.