Training for local agencies through LTAP
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) classes & webinars currently available.
WSDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Fundamentals
May 6, 2025 NWR Burlington 8:00am-4:30pm
This One-day class focuses on work zone traffic Control (WZTC) basics for design, construction, maintenance and any other WSDOT employees involved with WZTC. The course includes information on traffic control plan selection/development traffic control devises and their application, and WZTC policy, guidance and recourses documents.
WSDOT Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control Design
May 7, 2025 NWR Burlington 8:00am-4:30pm
This One-day class focuses on developing transportation management plans (TMPs) including temporary traffic control plans for long duration work zones. Temporary barriers pavement markings, signals, illumination and smart work zone applications and more will be covered. it is recommended to attend a Work Zone Traffic Control Fundamentals course before Taking the class.
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
April 8-9, 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
April 10, 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
April 1, 2025 Hybrid Virtual or in-person Seattle- from 8:00am-12:00pm
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.
Using Consultants on Federal-Aid Local Agency Projects
March 27, 2025 In-Person Vancouver - from 9:00-1:00
April 3, 2025 In-Person Shoreline - from 9:00-1:00
This training will focus primarily on federalized consultant agreements. Depending on the amount of participation, we may also have time to go through some construction topics such as, Build America/ Buy America (BABA) and/or DBE documents due at the time of bid.
Training objectives:
Authorities
- Types of Professional Services
- Types of Agreements
- Consultant Processes
- Independent cost estimate & DBE goal
- Request for Qualifications (RFQ)/ Advertisement
- Emergent or Emergency Consultant Agreements
- Selection, Negotiation, Execution, Supplements
- DMCS, Sole Source, Agreements under $100k, Rosters
- Common Mistakes
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. Cost is $175.00 Per Person
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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