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Road Scholar #4:
Temporary Traffic Control for
Local Agencies
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course is intended for engineers, technicians, inspectors, and maintenance personnel whose duties require an intermediate understanding of traffic control in work zones, including design, setup, and management of traffic controls. Based on Part 6 of the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, (MUTCD), key topic areas include:
- Fundamental Principles of Traffic Control
- Elements of Temporary Traffic Control Zones
- Worker and Road User Safety Considerations
- Temporary Traffic Control Devices
- Temporary Traffic Control Activities
- Typical Applications for Local Agency Work
- Traffic Control for Incident Management
- Practical Exercises
One year of field experience is recommended, but not required for this course; however, completion of the LTAP Mini-Workshop "Basics of Work Zone Traffic Control with Flagger" is recommended in order to understand the concepts presented in this course. This course does not qualify as a required certification for contractors under DOTD rules.
Completion of this course provides 6 PDH's.
Course Times
Registration: 7:00 a.m.
Class Time: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Class Schedule
BOSSIER CITY - 07/17/19 - COMPLETED
LADOTD District 04 Conference Room
3339 Industrial Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112
WEST MONROE - 07/18/19 - COMPLETED
Cheniere Lake Lodge
104 Cheniere Lake Dr.
W. Monroe, LA 71292
ALEXANDRIA - 08/08/19
Public Works Complex
2021 Industrial Park Road
Alexandria, LA 71303
BATON ROUGE - 08/28/19
TTEC Building, Room 100
4099 Gourrier Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
NEW ORLEANS - 08/29/19
Regional Transp. Management Center
10 Veterans Memorial Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
LAFAYETTE - 09/04/19
Lafayette Utilities System
1314 Walker Rd
Lafayette, LA 70506
COVINGTON - 09/05/19
Covington Firehouse Event Center
432 N. Thread St.
Covington, LA 70433
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Steven C. Strength, PE, PTOE
Steve serves as Program Manager for the Local Technical Assistance Program at LSU, overseeing training, technical assistance, and outreach activities that benefit the local public agencies in Louisiana. Prior to joining LTAP in 2013, he spent 31 years with the Louisiana DOTD, District 02 in New Orleans, including 22 years as District Traffic Operations Engineer. During this time he managed or participated in a variety of programs and projects involving Traffic Engineering, Highway Safety, Roadway Maintenance, Work Zone Operations, Incident and Special Events Management, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
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Registration, Fees and Cancellation Policy
Registrations are now only accepted online.
Click here.
If you have not done so for a previous class, you must create a profile in the new registration system in order to register. Please keep a record of your username and password for future course registrations.
Note: If you need to register multiple people on behalf of your agency,
create yourself a profile in the system and email Courtney Dupre your username for instructions on how to register them.
Once inside your profile, click on
"LTAP - Road Scholar #4: Temporary Traffic Control for Local Agencies" to register.
Fees:
$25 for Public Agencies
$50 for Private Agencies
Credit Card payments are accepted through the online registration system.
Now accepting Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.
Checks or money orders are also accepted.
Make payable to: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.
Mail checks to:
LTAP
4099 Gourrier Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4443
ATTN: Courtney Dupre
Cancellation Policy:
Registration is required one week in advance of class.
Failure to cancel at least 72 hours prior will result in a forfeit of registration fee.
Participant substitution is available.
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Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit
The Louisiana Transportation Research Center is a Louisiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, approved Sponsor/Provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit will be awarded as follows: fifty (50) contact minutes of instruction or attendance - one (1) PDH.
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