Description

Intended Audience:
The focus audience for this workshop is roadway supervisors, foreman, and employees.

Local participants are encouraged to attend in person at ITD's District 3 office.  Participants outside of the Treasure Valley area can attend as a webinar.

Location: ITD Headquarters, Auditorium
3311 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83707

Workshop Goals:
 
•Discuss the importance of truck mobility and access to the economic vitality of the State and to local governments.
•Roadway safety for all highway system users is non-negotiable; this will be an underlying principle driving Workshop discussions.
•Trade-offs are always at play when considering truck routes; safety is included as a trade-off.

Agenda:
•Overview and General Considerations
•Currently Designated Truck Route Networks
•Locating Truck Trip Generators
•Current Truck Travel Patterns by Truck Type
•Local Roadway Network Ability to Accommodate Truck Trips
•Consideration of Interactions with Other Land Uses
•Workshop Summary and Wrap Up.

Instructor:Tom Kearney
Senior Freight Specialist
USDOT-FHWA
Resource Center Freight and
Transportation Performance Management Team

Note:
This class is eligible for 1 elective credit through the T2 Center Road Scholar/Master Program.

Feel free to contact LHTAC with any questions: 208-344-0565.