Traffic Engineering Operations
December 15-17, 2008
Seattle
This is the second course in a two-course series in traffic engineering.
The second course in this series is Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering.
Course Faculty: John Logan and Jerome Hall
The three-day course focuses on elements of traffic engineering needed in traffic operations and design, including the latest regional practices. Participants will discuss the design and operation of freeways and arterials along with intersection and interchange design. Additional topics include planning and design considerations for pedestrians, roadway lighting, intersection control, street operations, speed zoning, roadway lighting, crash reduction countermeasures and cost-effectiveness, technical communications, legal aspects of traffic operations, environmental impact statements, and traffic calming.
Course participants will also complete practical work problems based on the topics covered in the lectures and syllabus. The instructors will review and discuss problem solutions with the attendees.
Course Topics
- Traffic Laws and Ordinances
- Arterial Operations
- Pedestrians
- Geometric Design
- Channelization
- Speed Zoning
- Freeway Operations
- Roadway Lighting
- Intersection Control
- Accident Reduction Countermeasures and Cost-Effectiveness
- Technical Communications
- Traffic Calming
- Tort Liability
- Environmental Impact Statements
To learn how to bring this course to your organization, please contact us at 206-685-8936.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed to introduce both new and experienced engineering personnel to the practice of traffic engineering. The course is appropriate for engineering personnel in any of the main transportation engineering functions: design, traffic, planning and construction. The topics covered in this course are important in each of these functions.
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours
Course participants will earn 2.1 CEUs/21 PDHs 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.