Training
Provided by Lorman Education Services
BenefitsDue to the increasing age of our nation's transportation infrastructure, in conjunction with the increasing demand for travel, the need for ongoing road preservation, safety and mobility projects has continually increased. However, the long term availability of funds for such improvements continues to diminish. Typical planning and design approaches may prioritize projects at the planning and programming stage in order to best address system needs; however, project designs are then developed with the intent to deliver the best or optimum project. While some general financial bounds may be used, this design approach can often result in an over-designed roadway. In order to meet the challenge of increasing demands with limited financial resources, the planning, prioritization and design of transportation infrastructure must be critically examined to deliver the most effective transportation system to the users.
This teleconference will help you to 1) understand how to establish these project priorities based on a system-wide optimization model and 2) identify an approach that allows a project to achieve the maximum rate of return on investment. The cornerstone of the
Kentucky practical solutions approach is system-wide performance evaluation and targeted project design goals. This approach allows for the development of properly sized facilities and minimizes overbuilt alternatives. Evaluation of the Kentucky practical solution approach indicates that given a constrained budget, a practical solution approach can treat three times as many miles of road as a traditional design approach, with a 20 percent reduction in system-wide crashes and a 10 percent reduction in delay. This teleconference is critical for understanding the need for a disciplined planning and design approach not encumbered by arbitrary design guidelines, which will free resources to meet additional system needs across their jurisdiction.
Learning
Objectives
- You will be able to explain how to establish project priorities based on a system-wide optimization model.
- You will be able to identify an approach that allows a project to achieve the maximum rate of return on investment.
- You will be able to review several state efforts for practical design and solution concepts.
- You will be able to analyze case studies and their principle applications.
Engineers, project managers, architects, city officials, developers, presidents, vice presidents, contractors, subcontractors, business owners and managers, planners, public works directors and attorneys
| This is primarily teleseminar training |  | Contact Lorman Education Services for more information |
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| Training Presented in: | English |
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