Track 3B: Field Training for Bridge Maintenance
This one-day field demonstration and applications course is for local and state bridge maintenance personnel. Participants learn the proper use of approved materials and BMPs for routine maintenance activities on or near bridges that pass over rivers, streams, and other waterways.
Track 3B is conducted outdoors and participants will be involved in the installation of BMPs.
Please dress appropriately for these activities and come prepared for rain or extremes of temperature.
- Topics covered in the course include:
- Cleaning tools/methods
- Containment
- Street sweeping
- Blocking drains and scuppers
- Tarps (suspended below/beyond sides of bridge)
- Ground traps
- Funnel tarp (sloped to drain/reservoir/other disposal or containment)
- Silt fence
- Straw wattle
- Triangular silt dikes
- Sand bags/plastic
- Use of nearby sanitary sewer
- Vacuum
Bridge features discussed include scuppers, roadway surfaces including sidewalks, surface drains, the bridge superstructure (above & below deck), and the sideslope of the bridge approach.
Best professional judgment (BPJ) along with balancing labor versus BMP containment will be incorporated through lecture, discussion, and targeted field activities.
Course length
1 day
Course Fee
Local agency employees in Washington State and WSDOT employees:
$189Others:
$335What to Bring
Please dress appropriately for outdoor activities and come prepared for rain or extremes of temperature.
Continuing Education Units
Course participants will earn 0.6 CEUs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.