Agenda

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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.

Monday, May 22, 2023
8:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT

 

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

 

Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs

Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours

LA CES
7.0 HSW PDHs

Certified Planners
CM|7

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. 

 HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and landscape architects via its registration with the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System. Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses. 

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES. 

HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 7 for Certified Planners. 

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

On-Demand Credits 
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. The following pre-approvals may be available for the on-demand format upon request: 

 7.0 HSW PDHs (LA CES) 

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.