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April 25, 2014  
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Events for April and May
Construction Management class coming May 6-7
GRS-IBS Bridge Technology showcased
St. Paul hosts CTAA Expo 2014
Restoring the Road to the Chickasaw Children's Village
FTA announces project selections
Skid Steer Safety Course
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Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

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Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
Toni Short, Caddo Nation Injury Prevention Coordinator (center), received a Special Recognition Award from the Oklahoma HIghway Highway Safety Office at the Impaired Driving Prevention Summit on April 22. Also pictured: Toby Taylor, OHSO Assistant Director (left) and Georgia Chakiris, NHTSA Administrator, Region 6 (right).
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Oklahoma tribes participate in OHSO's Impaired Driving Prevention Summit ~

This year's Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Annual Forum and Impaired Driving Prevention Summit, held April 21-22 in Norman, OK, featured a tribally focused session entitled, "Tribal Initiatives to Combat Impaired Driving through Prevention, Education, and Collaborative Enforcement Efforts." The session, organized by the Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Council's Safety Subcommittee, included the following presentations:

  • The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes' Safe Drivers Program and the Development of the Tribal Victim Impact Panel ~ Angela Blind, Transportation Director, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes   
  • The Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Program of the Caddo Tribe and Coordination with Law Enforcement Agencies ~ Toni Short, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Caddo Tribe and Shannon Lyon, City of Anadarko Police  
  • Tribal Injury Prevention Programs in Oklahoma:Intervention and Prevention Starts with our FUTURE ~ Tabatha Harris, Kaw Nation Injury Prevention Coordinator

The 2-day conference looked at various ways to reduce impaired driving crashes in Oklahoma. Participants at the event included those from law enforcement agencies, mental health and substance abuse services, legal services, injury prevention services, transportation departments, and other safety-related organizations. 

 

OHSO's website

 

Photos from Day 1 of the event

 

Photos from Day 2 of the event

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Events for April and May - Click on class for more info!

Heather Yates
Heather Yates, Ed.D. will conduct a Construction Management class at Southern Plains TTAP.
Construction Management & Cost Estimating class coming 
May 6-7 to Stillwater
  
Construction projects are carried out in a number of steps which involve site preparation, such as land clearing and earth moving; sewage systems; landscaping and road construction; building construction, including excavation and laying foundations, erection of framework, floors, walls, and roofs; or building services, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, and heating and more. Learn how to keep your projects flowing smoothly.
 
Construction Management & Cost Estimating, set for May 6-7 in Stillwater, OK, will offer guidance on overall construction management, quantity take off, cost estimates, historical data, materials/labor, and more. The 2-day overview will conclude with a practical application exercise in a case study. Instructor is Heather Yates, Ed. D, Associate Professor, Construction Management Technology, Oklahoma State University. 

 

This class is a component of the Tribal RoadStar Program of the Southern Plains TTAP. Another Construction Management class will be held for the Kansas tribes on June 2-3. Register for Kansas Class!

 

      

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Accelerated Bridge Technology showcased in Kay County/Kaw Nation near Blackwell, Oklahoma.
GRS/IBS Bridge Showcase in Kaw Nation/Kay County
  

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

Geosynthetic 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 (BIA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted a Showcase event on Tuesday, April 22, in Blackwell, OK, which included an introduction to the technology and a visit to the site to view construction.

  
 
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St. Paul, Minnesota will host this year's CTAA Expo,  June 8-13. 
CTAA Expo 2014 - Delivering what transit systems need

The scale of the challenges faced by Community and Public Transportation providers combined with the accelerating speed of innovation in transit technology and service design demands a new approach to leadership.
 
This year's EXPO, set for June 8-13 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is designed to deliver the vital information you need to succeed in the transit industry.

Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator Therese W. McMillan will keynote EXPO's opening luncheon. Jack Uldrich - a renowned global futurist, independent scholar and best-selling author - will explore future trends and emerging technologies in the community transportation field as well as innovation in change management and leadership. Scott Bogren, CTAA's Director of Communications, will convene a panel of experts to discuss important topics and trends in the community transportation field. 
  
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Restoring the road to the Chickasaw Children's Village

Village Road is a hot mix asphalt pavement that was constructed more than ten years ago. Used exclusively to access the Chickasaw Children's Village, a residential and educational campus for Native American children from troubled homes, the pavement had deteriorated over time due to untreated cracking and oxidation. 

 

Faced with the prospect of resurfacing the road with hot mix asphalt for an estimated $140,000, or restoring it using pavement preservation products and techniques at a dramatically lower cost, the Chickasaw Nation chose to preserve the existing pavement.

 
 

Fiscal Year 2013 Public Transportation

on Indian Reservations Program

Project Selections

 

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the award of $5 million in competitive funds to 42 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in 19 states for projects to improve transit service. The funds complement $25 million allocated by formula to eligible tribal recipients for FY 2014, as announced last week. The combined $30 million investment - double the amount available in prior years - supports efforts to enhance public transit service on rural tribal lands and better connect tribal members and other residents with jobs, education, and other ladders of opportunity.  

 

Successful applicants in the Southern Plains TTAP region include the following:

 

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation      Capital        $32,850
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma         Capital         $300,000
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma                   Capital         $265,498

 

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Skid Steer Safety Course at Comanche Nation

Thursday, May 15

 

Unsafe work practices in the operation of a skid-steer can injure and kill. This (1) one-day course will teach the dangers of working with and around a skid steer loader to help avoid injury or death. Safety tips are combined with real accident reports to show how accidents have happened on the job and how they can be prevented. 

  

                               

 

Comanche Nation Tribal Complex

584 NW Bingo Road

Lawton, Oklahoma 73507

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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.