20 seats available for State (DOT) 3 seats available for FHWA 1 seats available for FLMA (NPS, FWS, FS, BLM, USACE) 1 seats available for State (non-DOT) 1 seats available for Local Government 1 seats available for Tribal Government 1 seats available for Other 0 seats available for Consultant 1 seats available for Contractor
Instructors
Dick Albin, P.E., FHWA Resource Center, Safety & Design Technical Services Team William (Bill) Fitzgerald, GP Strategies
This course provides an overview of the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide. At the end of the course, you will be able to apply the clear zone concept to all classes of roadways; recognize unsafe roadside design features and elements and make appropriate changes; identify the need for a traffic barrier; and apply other highway hardware core competencies.
This course is intended for experienced safety and design engineers.
Objectives / Topics
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Apply the clear zone concept to all classes of roadway
Warrant roadside and median barriers
Design roadside barriers
Select the most appropriate end treatment
Select the most appropriate safety hardware
Correctly locate safety hardware
Describe the elements of economic analysis
Target Audience
Experienced Federal, State, and local highway engineers involved in the formulation and/or application of policies and standards relating to the design of safe roadside hardware.
