Traffic Control
Traffic Signing and Control
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
- Correct installation of traffic signs
- Sign structure design and crashworthiness
- Sign hardware, mounting heights, sign panel materials, and sheeting
- Federal and state manuals that can help with your job
- Tips and techniques that will reduce sign-related tort claims and legal liability
- How to make street-name signs more readable
- Sign retro-reflectivity characteristics and requirements
- Speed limits
- Management of school-zone signing
- What sign inspectors look for in a job done right
Who Should Attend
This workshop will be useful for engineers, sign supervisors, maintenance workers, contractors, sign material vendors, sign design consultants, and elected officials responsible for the installation and maintenance of small traffic signs. If your job involves following the various sign standards and doing a good job of installing and maintaining small traffic signs, then you will benefit from this workshop. This workshop will not duplicate the material presented in the workshop entitled Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD) Training conducted in May and June 2003 and will not focus in detail on work-zone traffic.
Credit
- 1.0 Roads Scholar Program required credit
- To the best of our knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for 6.0 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.