Caltrans Lunch 'n Learn:

Resident Engineer & Inspector Daily Diaries

The APWA Sacramento Chapter, Caltrans DLA, and CALTAP invite you to join this free online lunch ‘n learn, designed to inform agency professionals who work with assistant or resident engineer daily reports and inspector diaries.

Planned Discussion Topics

• Why is daily reporting of construction activities required?
• What does a daily report include?
• LAPM 16-C1: Assistant Engineer’s Daily Report
• LAPM 16-C2: Resident Engineer’s Daily Report
• Example daily reports
• Construction oversight engineer findings
• Daily diaries and audits
• Flow chart for documenting in the daily diary and creating an
audit documentation trail

Register here or contact us with any questions

USDOT Awards $8.8M in AID Demonstration Grants

FHWA announced the award of $8.8M in AID Demonstration grants, funding 10 projects in eight states plus the District of Columbia to deploy transportation innovations that enhance safety and save time, money, and resources.

AID Grants were one of many topics covered in the Jan/Feb 2024 issue of Innovator Magazine, now in its 100th issue. Other articles include:

• Innovator Reaches 100th Issue Milestone
• Deploying Innovative Technologies & Practices
• STIC: A Decade of Helping Deploy Innovative Solutions

Checkout our full write-up here

Road Safety Champion Training

NCRRS released its latest training schedule for their Road Safety Champion Program (RSCP), a nationally recognized certificate program designed to build a knowledgeable, safety minded workforce who operate, maintain, and design local roads. RSCP is open to anyone from transportation, public health, and law enforcement who have an interest in roadway safety.

Starting in January, NCRRS will host a series of onling training that covers many of RSCP's career-focused modules. Each 2-hour session is free to attend and completion goes towards your becoming RSCP-certified.

Checkout the Spring 2024 Schedule

Ultra-High Performance Concrete

UHPC is a structural material that exhibits compelling structural behaviors, including sustained post-cracking tensile resistance, increased compressive strength and elastic modulus, and a lower susceptibility to liquid permeation.

To advance the state of practice for UHPC, FHWA has published "Structural Design with UHPC", a report that provides information on the structural design of bridge components, and "UHPC Link Slab Design Example", a guide on the use of UHPC link slabs for preserving highway bridges.

Learn more about UHPC & its applications

Local Assistance Day Webinar

Caltrans DLA invites you to join its Local Assistance Day statewide webinar this February 27th, a quarterly event meant to inform RTPAs, MPOs, local agencies, and other interested transportation parties.

Local Assistance Day subjects cover information sharing, local project delivery policies, processes, procedures, and facilitating peer-sharing of best practices.

Read the full announcement or register now to attend

LAST CALL FOR YOUR INPUT!

Transportation Permit Fee Survey

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is in the process of certifying California’s truck size & weight program. 

During this process, FHWA and Caltrans are asking for your assistance to evaluate the oversize and/or overweight transportation permit fee schedules of California counties and cities who issue transportation permits.

Your response to this short survey is greatly appreciated!

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New Updates Released

As more CALTAP site features get released, know that we'll be bringing you new resource collections to simplify your search for eligible funding, online presentations and webinars, and on-demand recorded trainings.

Also be sure to checkout our online training and events calendars, where you'll find upcoming classes, conference, and webinars by event date. Most are free of charge and support online attendance.

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local agency training, news, and event needs

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