Spring 2003 Technology Exchange
Pavement Conference: The latest
news in building roads—and avoiding courtrooms
A new emphasis at this year's pavement conference was how to define and
administer warranty contracts and avoid fraud and litigation.
New erosion control handbook geared
to local agencies
A new handbook will soon be available that explains how to prevent roadside
erosion.
County, city engineers receive
awards
NACE, CEAM, and MCEA announced local awards.
Installation methods of geosynthetics
The installation of any type of geosynthetic is critical to receiving
the most benefit of the material.
LRRB Update: What's new for agencies
and what's next
The recent implementation investigations by the RIC are summarized.
Peer-to-Peer Program on Traffic Control
Devices: Your One-Stop-Shop for Answers
The FHWA has introduced a new Peer-to-Peer progam to help answer questions
about the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Top changes in the new MMUTCD
Here's a summary of the major changes in the revised Minnesota Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Minnesota LTAP offers MMUTCD training
in May, June
A schedule has been set for MMUTCD training in May and June.
Maintenance
Research Corner
This is information from the February and March editions of Mn/DOT's MOR
monthly bulletin.
CTAP Update
It was a busy winter of CTAP classes.
CTAP: coming to a shop
near you
The CTAP van will be hitting the road this spring and summer.
When training road
crews about work zone safety, keep the gory details
Terry McNinch is passionate about work zone safety and thinks you should
be too.
Minnesota LTAP
hosts Click, Listen, & Learn workshops
There are upcoming Click, Listen, & Learn program workshops.
Salt solutions .
. . a little tale
Here's a little tale about a meeting with the city of Mankato.
The Shelf
A listing of new resources you can borrow from the LTAP librarian.
Web resource card distributed
at city, county engineer meetings
A resource card on Web transportation resources is available.
FHWA unveils new Web site
to help state, local agencies manage traffic congestion
The FHWA has announced a new Web site to provide state and local agencies
simple access to a variety of tools and information on traffic congestion.
LTAP Training & Events Calendar
For an up-to-date list of events in Minnesota, please see the LTAP training and events calendar