Training for local agencies through LTAP
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) classes & webinars currently available.
WSDOT CN: Inspecting Bridge Construction-
March 24-25, 2025 Hybrid Virtual or in-person Lacey-from 8:00-12:00
This course is designed to provide the construction inspector their duties performed in the field such as provides an overview of structural elements of bridges, covers critical phases of bridge construction, Identifies key areas of inspection, information on collecting required material samples, safety procedures on a job site, Identifies required documentation and Gives you a comprehensive course manual containing outlines of the duties of an inspector and references to critical specifications.
WSDOT CN: Construction Inspection Documentation
March 4-5, 2025 Virtual 8:00-12:00
Purpose of course:
1. Provides an overview of the required documentation and forms the field inspector will need during the construction of transportation projects
2. Discusses the handling of contractor submittals
3. Provides information on proper documentation procedures
4. Discusses proper source document preparation
5. Gives you a comprehensive course manual containing outlines of the duties of an inspector and references to critical specifications.
WSDOT CN: Materials Documentation
March 6, 2025 Virtual 8:00-12:00
This course will focus on the approval and field acceptance process of highway construction materials by following the stewardship agreement we have with FHWA. This course will cover all of the required construction documentation, from contractor submittals to the project office, field inspector’s verification of materials, material acceptance practices to material certification at project closure.
WSDOT Hot Mix Asphalt Placement
March 18, 2025 Hybrid Virtual or in-person Spokane -from 8:00am-3:00pm
Purpose of course provides an overview of equipment used in placing HMA; Identifies the duties of an inspector prior to paving, covers the key areas of inspection during placement; Covers safety procedures for working around a paving operation; identifies postproduction duties and gives you a comprehensive course manual containing outlines of the duties of an inspector and references to critical specifications and testing procedures.
Regional Road Maintenance BMP Training
April 16, 2025 In-person Monroe, WA 8:00am-4:00PM
April 17, 2024 In-person Monroe, WA 8:00am-4:00PM
This opportunity for two training sessions one day each. This training focuses on teaching the principles of erosion and sediment control and how to best apply these principles to existing site conditions. Class participants will learn how to select, install, inspect and when to remove BMPs under a variety of different conditions. Many of the BMPs will be tested with water (provided by a water truck) to simulate, as closely as possible, actual condition that would be encountered in the field. This class meets the requirements as described in the Regional Road Maintenance ESA Program Guidelines for Track 3F training.
Advancing Implementation of the Safe System Approach
May 22, 2025 Vancouver- from 9:00-4:30
May 21, 2025 Federal Way - from 9:00-4:30
Description: To advance implementation of the Safe System Approach (SSA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed three new resources for measuring and prioritizing the SSA - the Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy, the Safe System Project-Based Alignment Framework, and the Safe System Policy-Based Alignment Framework. The hierarchy and frameworks were developed through extensive research of national and international best practices. They were introduced, applied, and refined through a series of focus groups and eight pilot workshops. Practitioners may use the Safe System Project-based Alignment Framework to assess roadway locations and potential improvements through a SSA lens. Complimentary to the Framework, users may leverage the Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy as a tiered approach to selecting countermeasures and solutions that both align with the SSA and help to reduce serious and fatal injuries.
The goal of this workshop is to introduce participants to the Safe System Roadway Design Hierarchy and both Safe System alignment frameworks and discuss how they may be utilized to assess Safe System alignment in both infrastructure projects and agency policies. Particular focus will be on the application of the Safe System Project-Based Alignment Framework to demonstrate how this resource can be used to help prioritize safety countermeasures and strategies through a SSA lens.
Title VI Ask your questions
May 8, 2025 Virtual- from 10:00-12:00
September 11, 2025 Virtual - from 10:00-12:00
The purpose of these sessions is for the Western Region Local Public Agencies to ask questions related to Title VI, contracts, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, and the American Disability Act.
WSDOT CN Electrical Illumination-Signals &ITS Inspection
March 13, 2025 Virtual- from 8:00-12:00
This course is designed to familiarize the participant with procedures for construction of highway lighting, traffic signal systems & ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems). This course will also familiarize the inspector with materials, special provisions, standard plans & regional plans used to construct the systems.
WSDOT Active Transportation Division’s Design Training for Safe, Walkable and Accessible Communities (workshops held June 21 & 22, 2023)
Presenter Ian Lockwood, Livable Transportation Engineer with Toole Design Group, covered walkability topics such as traffic calming on major streets, multi-modal level of service and safe system approach design techniques. The workshops were held in Olympia and Moses Lake.
- Presentation of the Olympia workshop (PDF 37.4 MB)
- Presentation of the Moses Lake workshop (PDF 27 MB).
- Recording of the Moses Lake workshop (Sign-in required, but this information is only to access the recording.)
Washington Transportation Professional Forum & Peer Exchange (January 8, 2025)
The Forum included the following topics: Rightsizing Roundabouts, Safe Streets and Roads for All-- Comprehensive Safety Action Plans, Setting Safe Speed Limits, Target Zero Update, and the MUTCD State Approval Process.
- Copies of the Washington Transportation Professional Forum & Peer Exchange presentations (PDF 18 MB)
- The recorded Washington Transportation Professional Forum & Peer Exchange webinar (Sign-in required, but this information is only to access the recording.)
WSDOT Materials Quality Assurance Training (held Mar.2023)
Great training information covering many topics: QA requirements, materials quality audits, ROM, QPL, ASA, RAM, lab info, quality systems, fabrications, SAMs & MATs-HMA, pavement mgt, E-ticketing & E-construction, and BABA.
- The WSDOT Materials Quality Assurance Training presentation (PDF 14.2 MB)
- The recorded version of the WSDOT Materials Quality Assurance Training session
WSDOT Local Programs - Local Road Safety Plan Workshop (held Feb.8, 2023)
- Presentation and resources from the webinar Local Road Safety Plan Workshop (PDF 3.5MB)
- Also check out the updated resources from FHWA: Local Road Safety Plans | FHWA (dot.gov)
- and new FHWA LRSP Template: Local Road Safety Plan Template (wa.gov)
Title VI Basics for Local Public Agencies
E-Learning from WSDOT Office of Equal Opportunity. Self-paced workshop on the Title VI/Nondiscrimination responsibilities of local agencies. The training provides videos and resources. A link to request a certificate is at the completion of the training. Title VI Basics for LPAs training slides (PDF 134KB)
For questions, please send an email to: TitleVI@wsdot.wa.gov
National Environmental Policy Act- WSDOT Local Programs NEPA Courses
YouTube videos of modules for an Overview; General Project Information; Air Quality and Critical Areas; Section 106 and Hazardous Material; Section 4(f) and Section 6(f); Noise, Stormwater and Environmental Justice; Endangered Species Act. Reference guide for differences between the local and regional processes (PDF 163KB)
LTAP classes are open to employees of cities, counties, tribes, ports, transit agencies, WSDOT and other state agencies, consultants, contractors, and out-of-state public agencies.
For more information: Contact the LTAP Training Center by email at LTAPtraining@wsdot.wa.gov
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