July/August
2001
New
Courses Offered
Pavement
Preservation: Selecting Pavements for Preventive Maintenance (#131058)
focuses on selecting the right pavement for various preservation treatments.
The course also illustrates pavement evaluation, project selection,
and materials considerations for various preventive maintenance applications.
Use
of Critical Path Method (CPM) for Estimating, Scheduling, and Timely
Completion (#134049) focuses on effective construction and maintenance
planning and scheduling tools that can be used to accelerate construction
and minimize impact on the traveling public.
Recommended
Practices for Management and Operations of Intelligent Transportation
Systems (#137025) offers guidelines on recommended practices,
enabling ITS professionals to assess and further their own management
and operations needs and practices.
Newly
Revised Course
Highway/Utility
Issues (#134006), based on the Highway/Utility Guide, provides
training in the efficient use of crowded rights-of-way for highway
and utility purposes.
Coming
Soon
PCC
Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation (#131062) presents different
techniques to identify the causes and patterns of distress in portland
cement concrete (PCC) pavement. The course also presents techniques
for rehabilitation selection, design, and construction for various
types of distress.
HMA
Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation (#131063) presents different
techniques to identify the causes and patterns of distress in hot-mix
asphalt pavement. The course also presents techniques for rehabilitation
selection, design, and construction for various types of distress.
Please
consult the NHI Web site for the course location nearest you, or call
course coordinator Lynn Cadarr at (703) 235-0528.
Other
Articles in this Issue:
HELP
WANTED - Meeting the Need for Tomorrow's Transportation Work Force
The
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program: Preparing
for the Future of Transportation
The
Millennium Manual Matters
QuickZone
Iowa's
Approach to Environmental Stewardship
Moveable
Barrier Solves Work-Zone Dilemma
Learning
From the Big Dig
A
Light at the End of the Tunnel
International
Cooperation to Prevent Collisions at Intersections
Pay
Attention - Buckle Up: Safe Driving Is a Full-Time Job