Roadway Design in Texas
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Day One: Thursday, December 17, 2020
8:30 am – 12:00 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)
Day Two: Friday, December 18, 2020
8:30 am – 12:00 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)
(please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time)
Presented by George Lueck, P.E.
Roadway Design Day One
Thursday, December 17, 2020 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)
Design Guidelines
Application of design guidelines Highway functions
Selection of design controls and criteria
Traffic Characteristics
Volume, directional distribution, speed and composition of traffic
Projection of future traffic demands
Access Control, Management and Safety
Methods and benefits of controlling access
Key factors related to traffic crashes
Economic analysis
Preliminary Survey
Responsibilities of surveyor, type and order of surveys
Establishment of right-of-way and roadway alignment
Drainage areas and utility considerations
Schematic Design
Purpose, need and requirements for schematics Data collection and route studies
Geometric layout
Roadway Design Day Two
Friday, December 18, 2020 | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm CST (including a 15-min. break)
Project Planning, Public Involvement and Environmental Studies
Types of environmental studies
Project planning and topic outline
Determination of Right-of-Way
Roadway typical section, profile grades, public utility space, and drainage easements
Typical Sections
Purpose, definitions and types
Pavement design
Horizontal Alignment
Maximum curvature
Stopping sight, passing sight and decision sight distance
Vertical Curve
Terrain, grades, and super-elevation
Combination of horizontal and vertical alignment
Cross Sections and Earthwork
Traveled way
Lane widths, shoulders, clear zones, curbs, and retaining walls
Basic Hydraulic Design Considerations
Hydrology Channels, culverts, bridges and storm drains
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
Intersections
Types and examples of intersections
Design considerations
Best Practices
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
6.5 PDHs in all states
Certified Planners
APA/AICP CM | 6.5
Continuing Education Credit Information
This live interactive webinar offers 6.5 PDHs/continuing education hours to
professional engineers licensed in Texas. Educators and courses are not subject
to preapproval in Texas.
Engineers seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to
claim credit earned at this webinar. This course includes information specific to
Texas, so out-of-state engineers should review their CE rules to determine course
eligibility.
This course is approved for CM | 6.5 by the American Planner Association–AICP
for Certified Planners (Course No. 9208501).
Course completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete the
webinar in its entirety, respond to all the prompts during the instruction, and
earn a score of 80% on the quiz that follows the instruction (multiple attempts
allowed).
Speakers
George Lueck, P.E.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)Mr. Lueck, P.E., has 17 years of experience with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). He started his career performing design and surveying for a variety of roadway projects ranging from farm-to-market roads, urban roadways, and high design speed facilities in the Waco district. Mr. Lueck later transferred to the construction division, where he provided oversight to statewide districts in the areas of construction project management, construction engineering, inspection, and contract claims. After serving in this capacity for over 9 years, he transferred to the transportation planning division. As Assistant Director of Traffic Analysis, he oversaw transportation data collection and reporting, corridor-level plans, and travel demand modeling. Mr. Lueck then served the City of Killeen for 11 years as Assistant City Engineer and Director of Transportation. He had oversight of all operations of the city’s transportation system. Mr. Lueck also ensured that the city’s transportation system was planned, constructed, and maintained in a cost-effective manner to effectively address the region’s growing safety, mobility, and reliability needs. For the last 9 years, Mr. Lueck is self-employed as an independent consultant providing services to local governments and civil engineering firms in a variety of services ranging from proposal development/review, transportation plans, dispute resolution, plan review, street, and traffic operations analysis.