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
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, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This course also offers contractors a non-credit continuing education opportunity.
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.