Winter 2009 Technology Exchange
Fall Maintenance Expo
Fall Expo: hard work by planners = value for all
For
more than 20 years, the expo has
shared the latest tools and techniques
for fall and winter maintenance
with transportation workers
and officials.
Anti-Icing in Prior Lake
Despite the many advantages
of liquids, some local public
agencies have not yet started an anti-icing
program. Prior Lake's program has become a model for other communities.
I-35W bridge reconstruction keys to success
Minnesota Department of
Transportation (Mn/DOT) project
manager Jon Chiglo shares the secrets of the design-build project's success.
Ready? Set? Plow! Winter weather strategies for Minnesota’s local airports
Local transportation agencies must keep airports safely plowed. Three experts share advce for effective local airport snow removal.
Operations
Hot Topics: Green fleets, fuel management
The 2008 Minnesota Public Works Association fall workshop offered practical ideas for green fleets and fuel management.
Deb Bloom joins LTAP Steering Committee
Safety
Communicating traffic safety information to non-English-speaking populations
About 100 languages and dialects are spoken in
Minnesota—just one reason why communicating
traffic safety information to non-English-speakers is
challenging, said Gail Weinholzer, director of public
affairs with AAA Minnesota/Iowa.
TZD proceedings, presentations
online
A proceedings of the TZD conference will be published
in early 2009.
TZD program launches
redesigned Web site
The Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths program
launched a redesigned Web site, minnesotatzd.org,
at the Annual TZD Conference.
The Traffic Corner: A stop sign for every corner?
Stop-siggn policies = the basketweave
Information Services
TERRA publishes fourth
fact sheet
The Shelf
Selected reports and other materials.
Maintenance Research Corner: augurs, wheel saw, air vizion
Events & Training
LTAP Training & Events Calendar
Cultural Diversity: a primer on connecting with different communities
Minnesota LTAP has compiled a short list of tips to help you interact with people from other cultures.
Training enables workers to achieve full potential
A large number of baby boomers are preparing
to leave the work force. Increasingly they will be
replaced by younger workers, who have different
attitudes and expectations about the role of work
in their lives.
Motor grader operator training this summer
Motor-grader operator training will be held in the
summer of 2009.
Leading multiple generations
For the first time, four generations with distinctly
different sets of values are in the transportation
workplace.