Missouri Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) presentation at the Blueprint for Safer Roadways Conference

1. Missouri Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)presentation at theBlueprint for Safer Roadways Conference October 27, 2008

2. Missouri LTAP Located at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formally UMR). Serve local agencies (cities & counties) throughout the state. Provide training & resources at little to no cost.

3. What is LTAP? • Directed by FHWA Office of Professional and Corporate Development • 58 LTAP/TTAP Centers: • One in each state • One in Puerto Rico • Seven regional centers serving Tribal Councils of Government • “Deliver Quality Services to Local Transportation Agencies”

4. The LTAP Mission • LTAP's mission is to foster a surface transportation system that is: • Safe • Efficient • Environmentally Sound • By improving the skills and increasing the knowledge of the transportation workforce and decision makers

5. All LTAP services are offered at little or no cost to municipalities & other local agencies!!

6. What can LTAP provide to local agencies & professionals? LTAP enables local counties, townships, cities & municipalities to improve their public works & roadway systems by supplying them with: • Training/Technical Assistance • Technology Transfer • Information Clearinghouse • Cooperative Purchasing Program

7. Training • Low cost training, workshops, and conferences • Popular workshops include: • Worker & workplace safety • Gravel Road Maintenance • Motor Grader Training • Snow and Ice Control • Work Zone Safety & Flagger Training • Training can be tailored to meet an agency’s needs, and provided on site

8. Training Sessions • Classes Trained in 2008: • Do’s & Don’ts of Chip Seal– Hannibal • Pavement Preventive Maintenance– Joplin • Pipe Culvert Installation & Maintenance– Jefferson City, Joplin, Maryland Heights • Rural Roadway Safety Assessment– Boone County • Tractor/Mower Operator Safety– Springfield, Maryland Heights • When to Upgrade an Aggregate Road– Joplin, St. Joseph • Worker Safety– Rolla • Work Zone Safety & Flagger Training– Bolivar, Rolla, Macon, New Madrid, Hannibal, Holden, St. Joseph, Joplin, Platte County, numerous locations in the St. Louis area

9. 2007/2008 training Road Safety Assessment Cole County Jul. 19, 2007 Motor Grader Training Audrian County Apr. 16, 2007 Work Zone Safety & Flagger Training Hannibal, MoDOT District 3 office March 6, 2008

10. Training development Work Zone Safety & Flagger Training • Developed from previous LTAP course & MoDOT training • Important because it is strongly recommended that local agencies have the training Communication & Supervision Training • Based on MDI courses & APWA session Future Training… • Based on the needs of local agencies

11. Program development Road Scholar A training recognition program to promote a skilled workforce. Safety Tool Kit A “train the trainer” program for safety workshops & tool box talks.

12. “Show-Me” Road Scholar Program

13. “Show-Me” Road Scholar Program Goal: To enhance the skills of all personnel involved in local agencies across the state. Objective: To provide development in creating qualified local transportation & public works personnel who are trained in the basic skills necessary for cost efficient delivery of transportation & public works services.

14. “Show-Me” Road Scholar Program • Classes offered at least once every two years in multiple locations across the state • Two separate professional levels: Road Scholar I & Road Scholar II • Training conducted by instructors from LTAP, MoDOT, Linn State Technical College, APWA and other professional state organizations • Recognition – certificates awarded at various conferences throughout the state

15. “Show-Me” Road Scholar Partners Partnerships are important to ensure the success of the program. • MO Department of Transportation (MoDOT) • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) • MO Assoc. of Counties (MAC) • MO Municipal League (MML) • MO Assoc. of County Transportation Officials (MACTO) • MO Chapter of the American Public Works Assoc. (APWA) • MO Public Entity Risk Management Fund (MOPERM) • Linn State Technical College • University of Missouri Extension

16. Safety Tool Kit • “Train the Trainers” workshops • Tool box talks • Laminated cards on various safety topics • Posters, handouts, books, pamphlets • Safety training classes part of Road Scholar Program

17. Technology Transfer & Information Clearinghouse • Videos • Free Publications • Lending Library • Web Site www.campus.mst.edu/moltap • On-line registration • Quarterly Newsletter

18. Missouri LTAP Advisory Committee • 2 representatives from each MoDOT district • Mix of MoDOT & non-MoDOT members • Meet 2 times a year • Last meeting was held March 20, 2008 • Next meeting to be held November 5, 2008 • Provide feedback & guidance

19. LTAP connections • Serve on the MoDOT Blueprint Coalition Infrastructure subcommittee • Serve on Meramec Regional Planning commission • Participate in APWA Education committee • Involved with MoDOT Safety Team

20. Contact Information: Heath Pickerill, pickeril@mst.edu www.moltap.org Missouri Local Technical Assistance Program (MO LTAP) at Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO (573)341-7200

21. We are here to serve the local agencies around the state.QUESTIONS???