Vol 61, No.4
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Celebrate International Highway Transportation Safety Week 1998
Wealth of Information Presented at Superpave Conference
AASHTO's SiteManager Tames Contract Documentation
Intermodal ConnectorL NHS Catches up to the 1990's
The ITS Joint Project Office: Structuring the Future
ISTEA's Tribal Technical Assistance Program Legacy
Pride and Partnership: Completing the Interstate H-3
HIPERPAV: A User-Friendly Tool to Help Us "Build It Right"
Departments
Editor's Notes Conferences/Special Events Calendar Public Roads (ISSN 0033-3735; USPS 516-690) is published bi-monthly by the Office of Research and Development, Federal Highway Administration(FHWA), 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590. Contact Editor Assistant Editor Kandace Studzinski Distribution Manager Judy Dakin All articles are advisory or informational and should not be construed as having regulatory effect. Contents of this publication may be copied provided credit is given to Public Roads and the authors.
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Delivering Solutions for a World in Motion
New Training Courses
NHI has redesigned two of its civil rights courses. Conducting EEO Contract Compliance Reviews (Course #36114) reviews equal opportunity laws regarding the hiring of minorities and women by government contractors. This course also presents guidelines for ensuring compliance with the law. The subject of equal employment opportunity (EEO) is addressed in a way that is clear and understandable. Participants work from an easy-to-follow manual. For more information, contact State Training Officer Al Miller at al.miller@fhwa.dot.gov. Partnering for Indian Employment in Highway Construction (Course #36120) brings together construction firms and tribal representatives to discuss ways of maximizing the participation of Native Americans in highway construction projects in the United States. NHI has already received six requests for this course.
NHI is also pleased to introduce the course Hot Mix Asphalt Production Facilities (Course #13144). This new course is the collaborative effort of FHWA, the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, and private industry. The course brings state inspectors and private plant owners and operators together to learn about the latest technology in plant production, and, in this way, the course creates public-private partnerships.
ITS Is Our Bag
NHI coordinates and delivers the ITS courses because of a strong relationship it has with JPO. NHI is an active participant in the ITS Capacity-Building Program, and already serves state DOTs, local governments, private industry, and international entities.
ITS Courses Under Construction at NHI
Two articles written by NHI staff members about the implementation of ITS in Latin America have been recently published. An article entitled “Developing ITS in Latin America” appeared in the magazine ITS World. Similarly, an article entitled “Implementing ITS in Latin America Requires a Radical Change” (“ITS en America Latina — Un Cambio Radical”) printed in Vial, an Argentinian magazine that covers highway-related events and commentary.
Check every issue of Public Roads for the latest training and educational activities of NHI.
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This summer, NHI will begin delivering several courses on intelligent transportation systems (ITS). These courses, initially developed exclusively for U.S. Department of Transportation staff, will be redesigned by the Federal Highway Administration’s Joint Program Office (JPO) and NHI to ensure that the target audiences receive the appropriate level of technical detail necessary and that the most effective instructional methods are used to deliver the material to adult learners.
Integration of ITS Components Utilizing the National ITS Architecture Course #13378 ITS Awareness Seminar Course #13380 ITS Public/Private Partnership Course #13381 ITS and the Planning Process Course #13383 ITS Telecommunications Course #13386
