Coming LTAP Attractions
CTAP Workshops
The Circuit Training and Assistance Program (CTAP) uses a fully-equipped van to provide on-site technical assistance and training. Current CTAP training courses and special presentations are:
- Asphalt Pavement Maintenance
- Culvert Installation and Maintenance
- Dust Control on Unpaved Roads
- Gravel Road Maintenance
- Roadside Vegetation Management and Erosion Control
- Snow and Ice Control
CTAP workshops are informal and usually hands-on—in fact, many are held in or adjacent to maintenance facilities. Sites with easy access to the van are preferred. CTAP fees are $250.00 for 8 to 10 participants and $350.00 for 11 to 40 participants. The fees are for a two- to four-hour CTAP workshop.
To schedule classes, call the CTAP instructor, Kathy Schaefer, at 651-282-2160, or e-mail Kathleen.Schaefer@dot.state.mn.us.
Best Practices for the Design and Construction of City Streets and County Roads—Fall 2004
This one-day workshop focuses on the material presented in the Best Practices for the Design and Construction of Low-Volume Roads research report by Gene Skok at the University of Minnesota. Topics include thickness design procedures, traffic prediction tools, subgrade soil, and pavement layers.
Bridge Maintenance—Fall 2004
This workshop is designed to train local agency personnel in preventive and routine bridge maintenance techniques. New practices, research, and technologies related to bridge maintenance will be shared.
Storm Water Basin Design & Maintenance and Erosion Control—Fall 2004
This one-day workshop introduces the latest erosion control practices and techniques and gives participants an opportunity to learn about a range of cost-effective methods and designs.
- Work Zone Traffic ControlSeminar
- Traffic Engineering Fundamentals
- Equipment Management for Public Works Equipment
- Concrete pavement-Maintenance
And in spring 2005:
- Gravel Roads
- Design and Maintenance Considerations for Erosion Control on Local Roads
- Roadside Vegetation Management/Erosion Control
- Spring Maintenance Training Expo (April 19–20, 2005)
Brochures advertising upcoming LTAP workshops are mailed six weeks prior to the first scheduled workshop. Electronic notices are sent as a reminder approximately three weeks later. To be included on our electronic mailing list, please contact Minnesota LTAP at mnltap@umn.edu or call 612-625-1813.
Unless otherwise noted, for further information call Teresa Washington at 612-624-3745 or e-mail twashing@cce.umn.edu. Disability accommodations are provided upon request.
Check the LTAP Web site for a full listing of workshops and other transportation events: www.mnltap.umn.edu/workshops.
APWA Click, Listen & Learn workshops
The Minnesota LTAP Web site includes links to the American Public Works Association (APWA) Click, Listen & Learn schedule. These audio-Web conferences offer a cost-effective way of learning and sharing information through the use of tools sitting at your desk: a phone and a PC with Web access. Programs average two hours in length, feature live Q&A, and include printed speaker handouts. You can also participate in a group setting by connecting through a conference/speaker phone and projecting the Web image upon a screen. The cost is $150 per site.