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Save TIME, MONEY, and FUEL with Intelligent Compaction!

EDC Exchange ~ April 3, 2014
Intelligent Compaction 
in Stillwater, OK

 

Join us at noon on April 3, 2014, for a discussion with experts on
Intelligent Compaction. This Every Day Counts webinar and exchange will be held at the Center for Local Government Technology in Stillwater, OK, from noon until 3:00 pm. 

Lunch will be served! Please register to reserve your spot!

Pavement is typically designed to bear traffic demands for at least 20 years with regularly scheduled maintenance. When pavement begins to crack and crumble prematurely, one of the potential causes could be that the pavement and base layer were not compacted properly, or there is not a uniform thickness.

Intelligent compaction (IC) rollers greatly improve the quality, uniformity and long-lasting performance of pavements today. Using vibration and a system to collect, process, and analyze the measurements in real time, IC rollers are able to compact greater amounts of pavement with fewer passes than the traditional static rollers sometimes in a much shorter time. IC efficiencies produce time, cost and fuel savings. With more efficient paving processes, production can increase and State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) can construct greater amounts of roadway daily.

Mr. Tom Goldstein, FHWA Oklahoma Division Team Leader, will facilitate a discussion with the local group and will also present funding options for implementation of innovation and technologies that include Intelligent Compaction. 

 

An Oklahoma perspective on the technology will also be given by Waseem Fazal, FHWA, and Larry Patrick, Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association.

 


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Events for April and May - Click on class to register!
GRS Bridge Showcase in
Kay County 
April 22, 2014
9:00 to 3:00 pm 



The Kaw Nation and Kay County are replacing 4 bridges over Dry Creek near Blackwell, OK, using accelerated bridge construction.

Geosyntheic Reinforced Soil abutments and a combination of pre-fabricated superstructures will be used to construct the bridges in days rather than months. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Highway Administration invite you to participate in this Showcase event, which includes an introduction to the technology and a visit to the site to view the construction. 
 
DATE:  Tuesday, April 22, 2014 
 
TIMES: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
LOCATION:  Kay Electric Cooperative (KEC) Conference Room  
                      300 W Doolin Ave  
                      Blackwell, OK 746312

Please register by April 16, 2014 for this no-cost event.

Click Here!
 

LUNCH will be provided!
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Have you scheduled the Defensive Driving Course or First Aid training for your Tribe?

The National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course (DDC), instructed by Karla Sisco, strives to ensure that people get what they need to drive defensively--knowledge, skills and perspective that will help them continue to prevent injuries and save lives. 
 
This 6-hour course helps develop accident avoidance behavior and safe driving practices, which can significantly reduce the number of collisions and citations your drivers might experience. 

With the National Safety Council, you can also rely on First Aid Training that gives your employees the skills they need to save lives and avoid injuries. And, with the significant financial risks associated with healthcare costs and potential OSHA fines or penalties, First Aid training from the industry leader in safety can give you peace of mind in today's business environment.

Contact Karla Sisco or Jim Self at Southern Plains TTAP.
405-744-6049 
Transportation Intern Program
Applications due April 1
 
The Center for Local Government Technology's (CLGT) Transportation Intern Program (TIP) is now taking applications for the summer 2014 intern season.  As CLGT has done for the past four years, TIP will place transportation-related degree majors in paid internships with local and tribal government transportation agencies over the summer months.  CLGT is now taking applications from agencies that would like to host an intern and from students who would like to serve an internship.  For additional information and/or to apply please go the TIP website at http://clgtokstate.com/Internship.  The cut-off date for applications is April 1, 2014.

Should you have questions please contact Doug Wright.

Douglas Wright
Director
Center for Local Government Technology
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Oklahoma State University
5202 N. Richmond Hill Drive Stillwater, OK 74075
405-744-6049 (office)

douglas.wright@okstate.edu
   

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$600 Million for Sixth Round of TIGER Funding  
The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or

TIGER Discretionary Grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve critical national objectives. Since 2009, Congress has dedicated more than $4.1 billion for six rounds to fund projects that have a significant impact on the Nation, a region or a metropolitan area.

 

The TIGER program enables DOT to examine a broad array of projects on their merits, to help ensure that taxpayers are getting the highest value for every dollar invested.  In each round of TIGER, DOT receives many applications to build and repair critical pieces of our passenger and freight transportation networks. Applicants must detail the benefits their project would deliver for five long-term outcomes: safety, economic competitiveness, state of good repair, quality of life and environmental sustainability.

 

Please see the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) http://www.dot.gov/tiger/nofa.

More information about the TIGER program can be found at www.dot.gov/tiger.  

 

Prospective applicants are encouraged to look through Frequently Asked Questions, webinars and other guidance on the TIGER web page. Applications are due April 28th!

 

If you have any questions please contact:

Maria Elena Juárez

Associate Director for Governmental Affairs

U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary

W-85-113, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590

office: 202.366.4573   direct: 202.366.5687  mobile: 202.578.5355

MariaElena.Juarez@dot.gov| 
Southern Plains TTAP

This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.