South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program
The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program translates the latest highway and bridge technology into understandable terms for local government entities throughout the state. In linking transportation technology and local government, the program keeps local government officials informed about new publications, techniques and training opportunities that may benefit their communities.
Staff members from the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program set a goal to visit each county highway department each year. During these meetings, staff members respond to questions fielded by each department and learn what each is doing to solve its transportation needs. This allows the program to disseminate these solutions statewide, helping other departments across the state with similar needs.
The South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program also offers training workshops on topics, such as: asphalt maintenance, asphalt paving, culvert installation, defensive driving, geotextiles, personnel management, risk management, safety awareness, surveying, winter maintenance, work-zone traffic control and gravel roads.
The newly revised "Gravel Roads Construction and Maintenance Guide" was produced in a joint effort by the Federal Highway Administration and the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Local Transportation Assistance Program. This manual serves as an invaluable resource for local agency officials, managers and motor grader operators who are responsible for designing and maintaining gravel-surfaced roads. are available online or through your state's LTAP Center.
Additional training opportunities are available through the , a training partnership of departments of transportation and universities in North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, Montana and Wyoming.
If you have any questions, please contact the SDLTAP email.
If you have any questions, email SDLTAP.
