No more waiting list….. they expanded the web room size. Here is your opportunity to join in on the fun.
There has been an outpour of interest with this year’s Innovation Exchange webinars, to the point that they had to expanded the room size for all of the webinars. If you haven’t registered for the events, please do so now. They have expanded the room size to the maximum. Don’t be late, please register today. Please share this information with your partners.
Innovation Exchange Webinars 2018 (PDF)
Tools for Pavement Preservation-How (PDF)
Gravel Roads Maintenance (PDF)
High Friction Surface Treatment (PDF)
E-Construction and Partnering (PDF)
The webinars are free. They do not offer PDH credits with these webinars, but they have innovative ideas to save you time and money.
Please keep your eyes open for future webinars on the Center for Local-aid Support website: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovativeprograms/centers/local_aid/events.aspx
All webinars are recorded.
| February 2018 |
Gravel Road Maintenance Click Here to Register
(All that have registered prior for the Gravel Road Maintenance webinar, your slot is saved no need to re-register)
February 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 pm EST
Heavy rains, freezing and thawing, and the constant wear and tear from cars and trucks all take their toll on a gravel road. The first step toward successfully maintaining a gravel road is to restore its smooth surface. This webinar will provide various gravel road maintenance techniques to achieve a smoother and better gravel road— the smoother, the better — is the ultimate goal. For additional information please contact Sharon Gordon at Sharon.Gordon@dot.gov.
Tools for Pavement Preservation-HOW Click Here to Register
February 22 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 pm EST
Protecting roadway investments by applying regular pavement preservation treatments prevents road deterioration. With intentional and cyclic lesser-cost preservations that restore pavement to like new condition, agencies avoid the reconstruction and rehabilitation higher cost of fixing the ‘worst-first.” Learn to keep roads smooth and safe with established preservation methods and escape the crisis stage. Please join in on this webinar to hear how Pavement preservation programs based on the 3Rs—right treatment, right pavement, and right time—have been proven to extend pavement life while saving money. For additional information please contact Roger Surdahl at Roger.Surdahl@dot.gov.
| March 2018 |
High Friction Surface Treatment Click Here to Register
March 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 pm EST
High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) is a viable option to address crashes at curves and intersections that are related to wet weather or polished pavements. This webinar will explore the experience of the incorporation of HFST in two projects in the Grays Harbor County on Wynoochee Valley Road, near Montesano, Washington and on the Natchez Trace Parkway 9 miles NE of Tupelo, MS. This project was carried out by the Federal Lands Highway of the FHWA. Please join us for practical applications and considerations for using this innovation. For additional information please contact John Seabrook at richard.seabrook@dot.gov.
E-construction and Partnering Click Here to Register
March 22 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 pm EST
Paperless technologies enhance partnering among stakeholders on construction projects, improving communication and workflows while streamlining project delivery. With the increasing use of information technology made possible by advances in e-Construction, project stakeholders can also realize the opportunities and benefits construction partnering can provide in digital project delivery. Transportation agencies in Iowa are transforming the traditional, cumbersome, paper-based approach to construction document management into the electronic age using e-Construction technologies. This presentation will provide the audience with how Iowa transitioned into E-construction and how stakeholders partnered to make change. For additional information please contact Sharon Gordon at Sharon.Gordon@dot.gov.
Webinar Registration Tips and Information
Registration is a two-step process. First, non-DOT users including State DOTs must request access to the FHWA External Portal. Second, non-DOT users including State DOTs must login using the email address used to request access to the site and their requested password. Federal DOT staff and DOT-badged contractors do not need to register for an account.
In the new External SharePoint System, EXTERNAL users (those without a @dot.gov email address) will have to request an account before they can register. Here is the link to request an account: https://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/FBA/Register.aspx . Step-by step instructions on how to request an account can be found here: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/espnon-dotstaff/
The account issuance takes approximately one business day. Once they receive their account information, they can access the site by clicking on the registration link and logging in.
DOT users do not have to create an account in order to register. They can click on the registration link and use their DOT credentials to access the site.
If you have any questions contact Sharon.
Sharon V. Gordon, Innovative Deployment Specialist
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Innovative Program Delivery—Center for Local-aid Support
Phone: 720.963.3589|Email: Sharon.Gordon@dot.gov