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FHWA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)
Traffic Congestion Measures Office Hours
Thursday, February 24, 2022
11:00 am - 12:00 p.m.
You are invited to attend the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Traffic Congestion Measures Office Hours. This will be an opportunity to learn more about the second performance period measure applicability and about the measures themselves. FHWA staff will briefly describe applicability (State Departments of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organizations), the metric and measure calculations, and then hold a Question and Answer session.
Registration link and contact information listed on the DLA Blog.
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Local Assistance Training Day
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
The Caltrans Division of Local Assistance (DLA) in partnership with California Regional Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) will develop and provide policy, processes, and procedures to facilitate delivery of local assistance projects.
Who should attend?
Engineers, planners, fund administrators, management analysts, and many others who focus on virtually every function involved in the local assistance process including programming, monitoring, accounting, project delivery, environmental clearance, construction oversight, and contracting.
Topics include: Overview of DLA, Invoicing, Forms Completion, Clean California Program, News & Training Resources, and much more!
Register to attend and receive the access link.
Contact for questions: Mr. Guadalupe Jimenez (916) 651-6874 or Lupe.J...@dot.ca.gov
See the Local Assistance Training Day Flier.
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LTAP Equipment Loan Program
Under the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) California’s cities, counties, and regional transportation agencies are responsible for maintaining their signs to a minimum level of retroreflectivity and contrast levels for signage.
To help local agencies meet these requirements, Caltrans and California State University of Sacramento are offering a Retroreflectometer and a StripeMaster Loan Program. Under this program, local agencies will have access to a retroreflectometer and a StripeMaster at no charge for up to four weeks. For your convenience, the units may be shipped right to your agency.
More details about the LTAP Equipment Loan Program.
If you would like to reserve the equipment, please contact Tracy Coan at (916) 278-4524 or califor...@csus.edu.
Please see full details on the DLA Blog.
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Caltrans 2021 WASHTO Innovation Quality Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the Caltrans 2021 Western Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (WASHTO) Innovation Quality Awards!
WASHTO provides each member state the discretion to allocate awards in any denomination to selected Caltrans employees or teams for their involvement in quality or innovation efforts. These individuals and teams contributed innovative quality efforts toward improvement performance within Caltrans.
1st Place - District 4
360 Tours: Interactive Project Simulations
Award Recipients: Joaquin Pedrin, Wesley Bexton (William), Jeanne Gorham, Adrienne St. John
2nd Place - District 6
ADA Data Collection System
Award Recipients: Yinleng Vang, Affer Mays, Anthony Ng, Robert E. Polyack, Linda Garcia-Bianchi, Austin Serpa, Joesetth Gallegos, Kenneth Suuterlfield
3rd Place - District 3
Trimble Site Vision: A high Accuracy Augmented Reality System
Award Recipient: Mrudang Shah
Posthumous Recognition
Senior Bridge Engineer Doug Menzmer
Full details and video link on the DLA Blog.
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State Transportation Innovation Councils
Incentive Program
STIC Federal Program is Calling for Projects
$75,200 Federal Incentive Funding is Available!
Projects can request up to $75,200 with a 20 percent State match requirement. In partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Caltrans has consistently leveraged this opportunity to accelerate 12 project innovations every year since 2016.
STIC Incentive funds may be used to implement process changes, develop guidance standards and specifications, organize peer exchanges, offset implementation costs, and other activities that move innovation forward. Applicants must be public sector organizations such as city, county, tribal, or Caltrans.
STIC Incentive program guidance is available on the FHWA website..
Submission Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2022
Submit to: cal...@dot.ca.gov
Application and contact information on the DLA Blog.
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FHWA Local Aid Support
Tribal Transportation Assistance Program Centers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of up to $17.8 million over five years to re-establish seven Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers across the country. The TTAP Centers will help Tribal governments administer and manage their transportation programs and systems.
Given the additional funding provided for Tribes under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the fact that Tribes are eligible for several new discretionary programs, the re-established TTAP Centers will provide a valuable resource at an important time to support Tribes in competing for funding, and advance programs and projects to improve safety on Tribal lands, foster economic opportunity and build economic strength.
All interested parties are invited to apply. The NOFO is available at www.grants.gov and includes additional information and program requirements. Applications are due by Friday, March 25, 2022.
Full additional details and accessible links can be viewed on the DLA Blog. See additional Tribal Resources and Training information below.
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Tribal Resources & Training |
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Federal Highway Administration and
Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council Library
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) finalized an agreement for a project that provides local transportation practitioners access to the AASHTO TC3 (Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council) library.
TC3 is AASHTO's library of 190 training modules. The courses are divided into the following categories: Materials; Construction; Maintenance; Traffic and Safety; Pavement Preservation; and Employee Development. Courses are developed through a collaboration of national best practices and a network of subject matter experts.
Full details on the California Local Technical Assistance Program website.
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Federal Office of Tribal Transportation
The Office of Tribal Transportation (OTT) administers the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) and provides stewardship and oversight
for direct funding agreements with 135 federally recognized Tribes.
The OTT also provides support for all FHWA activities affecting tribal transportation. This support includes the administration of TIGER/BUILD grants awarded to Tribes, and the transfer of funds from States and other local governments to Tribes through the 202(a)(9) transfer process.
Access the OTT website for further information.
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Tribal Technical Assistance Program
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Innovative Program Delivery’s Center for Local Aid Support manages the Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP). TTAP provides comprehensive transportation training and technical assistance to tribal communities, building skills and expertise to ensure the safety and maintenance of tribal roads and the continuous professional development of tribal transportation workforces.
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FAS: Project Development - Design to Construction |
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March 1-2, 2022
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM PST
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FAS: Federal Rules for Contract Administration & Project Completion |
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March 8-9, 2022
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM PST
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FAS: Environmental Requirements |
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March 15-16, 2022
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM PST
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Appraisal Workshop - Delivered by FHWA |
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March 15-17, 2022
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST
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March 22-24, 2022
8:30 AM to 1:30 PM PST
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Resident Engineers Academy |
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April 25-28, 2022
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM PST
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March 1-4, 2022
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM PST
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March 8-10, 2022
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM PST
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April 25-28 2022
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM PST
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May 10-12, 2022
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM PST
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May 17-26, 2022
Tues, Weds, Thurs
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST
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June 6-9, 2022
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM PST
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The Federal Highway Administration's Resource Center (RC) is home to the agency's expert taskforce. We help you conquer challenging technical and partnership hurdles by providing personalized technical assistance, customized training and ongoing support. We introduce you to and support you in the implementation of new innovations and share our vast knowledge of national and international best practices.
Visit the FHWA Resource Center site.
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LTAP Equipment Loan Program |
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The LTAP Center also supports local agencies by offering equipment for loan at no cost. If you have need of a retroreflectometer to test your signage, contact us for a reservation.
What other equipment would be helpful for us to offer? Let us know your suggestion by emailing Caltra...@dot.ca.gov
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Easy Ways to Stay Informed |
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Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) provides resources, technical assistance, and training to transportation partners across California to increase opportunity for the success of active transportation projects.
Subscribe to the ATRC email list to received updates
regarding related news and trainings.
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Caltrans Local Assistance Newsletter for Local Agencies |
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This email from Caltrans Division of Local Assistance provides a summary of recent posts from our Local Assistance blog, our upcoming local agency training offerings and other information of interest to local and tribal agencies
regarding transportation programs and funding.
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