Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 5:00 pm

Project Design Criteria

    Design speed 
   Traffic volume
   Additional considerations

Designing Roadways

   Selecting design parameters and constraints
   Reviewing design guides and standards
   Interstates, freeways and other four-lane highways
   Arterials, collectors and locals
   Urban and rural
   Temporary traffic control

Design Process

   Preliminary survey 
   Schematic design
   Determining right-of-way

Environmental Studies

   Project planning 
   Public involvement
   Environmental controls, commitments and documents

Designing Typical Sections

   Pavement 
   Shoulders
   Ditches 
   Medians
   Plan and profiles
   Subsurface conditions and investigations

Horizontal and Vertical Alignment

   Sight distance 
   Horizontal alignment
   Vertical alignment

Cross Sections and Earthwork

   Balanced earthwork 
   Suitable and unsuitable material

Intersections

   Signalized vs. un-signalized 
   Signal warrants
   Turning movements

Hydraulic Design Considerations

   Drainage calculations 
   Designing drainage structures

Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities

   Trails, sidewalks and cross-walks
   Complete streets
   ADA compliance

Credits

Professionals Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Alabama.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700),North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers.

This program offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to Alabama construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing entity for course approval.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Sidney May

Civil Engineer in Birmingham, AL

Ms. May is a multi-state licensed professional civil engineer with over 15 years of work experience in transportation design and construction, civil site design, and environmental planning and compliance. She is the president and principal engineer of her own women-owned small business (WOSB) engineering firm. Ms. May attended the University of Alabama and holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. Her areas of expertise include public works processes for local, state, and federal projects; designing and managing capital improvements projects; developing project scope documents; creating project estimates and budgets; preparing design drawings; developing specifications for bidding purposes; and managing projects during construction. Ms. May develops course curriculums and instructs PDH seminars and professional engineering exam review courses. She volunteers with local engineering academies and S.T.E.A.M. programs and serves as a professional mentor for civil engineering students at the University of Alabama. She recently served as the Birmingham Branch Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and is on the National Policy Committee for Professional Licensure.

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