ITRE's Highways Program
Robert W. Attaway, Program Director

ITRE's Highway Program helps ensure that work zones are operated safely, that the maintenance of roads occurs in a timely manner, and that roads are constructed properly.

Project Highlight

Asphalt Emulsion Workshop

The past year was as busy for the instructors of ITRE's Asphalt Emulsion Workshop as it was productive for the NCDOT Division of Highways employees who benefited from their training. The result of a partnership between ITRE and NCDOT's steering committee on asphalt emulsion, 28 such workshops were held throughout North Carolina last year.

The five-hour classes, which drew nearly 700 participants, emphasized proper storage and handling techniques of asphalt emulsion, in an effort to increase on-the-job safety and awareness. Making use of visual displays, demonstrations, and hands-on activities, two teams of instructors demonstrated how to use, without abusing, asphalt emulsion.

The project also served to foster internal communication and cooperation. Through their participation in the workshops, as both instructors and students, equipment personnel strengthened their working relationships with highway maintenance operations.

Employee response to the workshops was positive, as were the scholastic results: Classes averaged a 97 percent pass rate.

Projects

Maintenance Technical Assistance Program
NCDOT/DOH
Pavement Management Program
NCDOT/DOH
GIS Development Program
NCDOT/DOH
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Work Zone Safety Project for the South Carolina Department of Transportation
SCDOT
Management Training Program
NCDOT/DOH
Technical Training Needs
NCDOT/DOH
Professional Enhancement Program
NCDOT/DOH
Development of Fundamental Engineering Principles Course Manuals
NCDOT/DOH
In-Service Testing of Plain and Pre-Mixed Traffic Paints
NCDOT/DOH
1993 Design/Construction Conference
NCDOT/DOH
Reference Manuals for Contract Administration and P.O. Contracts
NCDOT/DOH

Education Programs

NCDOT/DOH Work Zone Safety

SCDOT Flagging for Instructors

SCDOT Basic Work Zone Safety

Highway Capacity Manual

Partnering and Team Building

Communicating with the Public and the Media

Flagging for North Carolina Electric Co-Operatives

Work Zone Safety for Instructors

Basic Work Zone Safety, South Carolina Electric & Gas

Work Zone Safety, Orange County Water & Sewer Authority

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