The Nebraska Supreme Court recently ruled on a pair of right-of-way cases out of Cedar County upholding a jurisdiction's right to enforce access to the full right-of-way. Both cases thoroughly defined the roadway to include the ditch and the right-of-way as defined by statute. Continue reading…
Harlan County is currently accepting applications for a Route Operator in the Road Department. An application form and job description is available at the Road Department. For more information contact Tim Burgeson at the Harlan County Road Department at 308.928.9800. Continue reading…
Do you or your agency have unmet training needs? Now is the time to contact someone from LTAP's new Advisory Planning Group with your thoughts. They are meeting this week to start to shape our work plan for the next fiscal year. Continue reading…
Minnesota LTAP is launching a free gravel road webinar series on May 27.
Join instructor Brian Jackson to discuss design and drainage featuring profile, cross slope, drainage, blades and more. The webinar is free, but preregistration is required. Visit MN LTAP to register. Continue reading…
South Dakota State University researchers are looking at innovations for using timber in bridges. If you have timber bridges in your system, complete their survey to gather information about current use and condition of timber bridges at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5QM728Q. Continue reading…
Kansas LTAP is offering weekly leadership seminars via Zoom. Each topic is offered twice for scheduling flexibility. These are not recorded so plan to participate live in any topics that interest you. Continue reading…
More details at: https://kutc.ku.edu/ltap/training
Local Public Agency employees can access TC3 online learning opportunities for free! Hundreds of courses on all aspects of transportation are available. Create an AASHTO account at https://register.transportation.org. Select 'Register' and enter your agency email address, to gain unlimited access Continue reading…
Many great resources are available to help you discern what modifications to make to protect your crews in response to COVID-19. This month's links come from ARTBA (American Road and Transportation Builders Association). Continue reading…
More details at: https://www.artba.org/coronavirus/UNK Industrial Technology assistant professor Mahmoud Shakouri is evaluating the effectiveness of corn stover ash as a component of concrete, potentially supplementing or replacing fly ash. Continue reading…
More details at: http://unknews.unk.edu/2020/04/07/concrete-idea-mahmoud-shakouri-believes-corn-can-improve-cement-production/Through Innovation Exchange webinars, FHWA is bringing cutting-edge transportation leaders to the table to share ideas and out-of-the-box innovative practices that have proven results. Click to see the upcoming schedule. Continue reading…
More details at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/clas/training_tools/webinars.aspx