Events

Join us for an in-depth webinar on how to best utilize Thawcaster as another tool for deciding when to impose or remove spring load restrictions.

This fast-paced 8-week active-learning workshop equips participants with strategies for improving their workplace writing and presentations.

Participants will learn to:
• analyze their own sentences.
• spot common sentence errors.
• write persuasive and convincing paragraphs.
• craft business letters and responses to complaints.
• create more engaging board reports.
• prepare and deliver eye-catching and impactful presentations.

An overview about typical asphalt pavement sections, what information you need before you do an asphalt pavement design and where that information comes from (traffic studies, geotechnical data, existing pavement, etc.), what the parameters mean, what typical values are, design life, ESALs, AADT, etc. This session is meant to answer common questions you or residents in your jurisdiction may have about the asphalt pavement design process.

This class covers strategic planning tasks for
wastewater systems necessary to increase
operational and managerial capacity including
asset management and emergency response
planning. Topics include: asset criticality analysis, asset condition assessment, rate and affordability analysis, capital improvement plan development, emergency response plan development.

In this 2-day workshop you’ll learn about pavement basics, paving equipment, inspector safety, problem areas & distresses, and unique paving situations. A series of paving exercises will be included as part of this training.

This interactive workshop will discuss the bridge design quality control and quality assurance process, including the differences between QC and QA, defining common terminology, establishing the duties of the roles involved, and discussion of the requirements and expectations throughout the process.

Get the best return on investment for all your assets. The Inventory-Based Rating (IBR) System™ allows you to individually prioritize categories, set up work plans, and create stability in your asset management. Required every three years.

An overview of PaveXpress (https://pavexpress.com/) including and explanation of the asphalt pavement design methodology, data required to do an asphalt pavement design, and a demonstration walking through an asphalt pavement design step by step. Lots of time for questions!

This training will get users started in working with the Michigan Engineers' Resource Library (MERL) and learn how to create estimates with the MERL Project Estimator. Topics include creating and editing project estimates.

This seminar is intended for any owner agency or their authorized representatives who are responsible for either the quality control, quality assurance, or the corresponding acceptance of any construction material item on MDOT Let contracts.