Stabilization and/or Dust Control, as traffic increases on theseunpaved roads, the maintenance costs continue to increase. An organization may look at several different products to reduce the dust coming from the roadway or hold the roadway together. This section will discuss the different families of stabilizers, their installations and impact on the environment. Part 4 […]

This workshop allows localities, Planning District Commission (PDC), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) staff the ability to use VDOT’s Potential for Safety Improvement (PSI) Map and VDOT’s Crash Tool to find higher than expected crash locations for project planning and ranking purposes. Both roadway segments, intersections and interchange movements and conversions […]

This class will provide an understanding of the importance and implications of tort liability risk for road agencies. The class will cover risk management principles, review risk management activities, and identify ways to reduce risk. Students will study examples that show the importance of considering human behavior when planning for their city or town. (Formerly Risk […]

This course on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is part of the curriculum for ODOT’s Traffic Academy, as administered by  the Office of Roadway Engineering and Office of Traffic Operations. It is intended to improve plan content, organization, and provide information on functionality of ITS devices. Successful completion of this ITS Traffic Academy course is a […]

A systemic approach to safety involves widely implemented improvements based on high-risk roadway features correlated with specific severe crash types. The approach helps agencies broaden their traffic safety efforts at little extra cost. A system-based approach acknowledges crashes alone are not always sufficient to determine what countermeasures to implement, particularly on low volume local and […]

With the 30-year anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is critical that local governments recognize their obligation to upgrade streets, sidewalks and facilities for accessibility. ADA requires that public agencies perform self-evaluations and prepare transition plans. The plans were to have been completed by July 26, 1992 and be […]

Combating Road Departures uses VDOT’s Crash Tool and published resources for Localities, Planning District Commissions (PDC’s), Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) staff to: identify sites with potential safety problems; characterize accident experience; characterize field conditions; identify contributing factors and appropriate countermeasures; assess countermeasures and select most appropriate; and implement countermeasures and […]

This course on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is part of the curriculum for ODOT’s Traffic Academy, as administered by  the Office of Roadway Engineering and Office of Traffic Operations. It is intended to improve plan content, organization, and provide information on functionality of ITS devices. Successful completion of this ITS Traffic Academy course is a […]

This hybrid online class will combine both live instruction and independent online work that you will complete during the day.  Independent work will include quizzes, readings, videos and short assignments.  Access to a computer with a webcam (either a camera that is built into your laptop or one that connects via USB), a reliable internet […]