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Posted: Mar 18 The ND Asphalt Conference is a two-day online event that you can attend from the safety and comfort of your home/office. Join us on April 6-7, 2021, as we share expertise in the asphalt industry. There is no conference registration fee. Registration is required.Posted: Mar 10 The UGPTI recently released a 2019-2021 Biennial Highlights report focusing on efforts to date during the current biennium. The report illustrates how the Institute continues to build on its history of providing research, education, and outreach to support transportation in North Dakota.Posted: Feb 19 Seat belts are the single most effective safety device to prevent death and injury in a motor vehicle crash. Seat belts restrain occupants in the vehicle's designed protective space, giving them room to live in the event of a crash and prevents them from colliding with other occupants in the vehicle. A seat belt also keeps the driver correctly positioned behind the wheel to help maintain control of a vehicle. The failure to wear a seat belt results in more motor vehicle fatalities in North Dakota than most other factors.Posted: Feb 18 This report highlights the programs and accomplishments of NDLTAP during 2020, a year that saw significant challenges to traditional outreach. Enhanced virtual delivery and connectivity to remote sections of our state helped to fill the gap created by limits on face-to-face contact.Posted: Feb 11 Kelly Bengtson, UGPTI road and bridge engineer was one of three analysists involved in developing "The Top 20 Innovations for Rural Bridge Replacement and Repair," a report highlighting cost-effective approaches to replacing and repairing rural bridges without compromising safety so that rural ag producers can maintain access to markets. The report was published by the Soy Transportation Coalition, an organization comprised of 13 state soybean boards, the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board.Posted: Feb 2 NDSU developed and patented a soybean-based dust control product that is being produced by BioBlend, an Illinois-based manufacturer of biodegradable lubricants and industrial products.Posted: Jan 22 NDLTAP recently released the RED (Recognize, Eliminate, and Discuss Safety) Book, a new resource designed to help road workers and managers eliminate accidents and injuries.Posted: Jan 11 We use solvents practically every day in our lives. At work, we may use or be exposed to solvents when we come in contact with paints, coatings, while using dip tanks, thinners, degreasers, cleaners, glues or mastics. As a result of this widespread usage, it is important to know some of the hazards that are associated with the group of chemicals, generally called "solvents".Posted: Dec 15, 2020 A winter survival kit could save your life. Here are 16 items to have in your winter survival kit, and some tips to follow if you are stranded.Posted: Dec 11, 2020 Gravel roads are dusty. For many roadways, the dust creates unsafe driving conditions. Additionally, the loss of fine material degrades the ability of the driving surface aggregate to bond together and shed water. Logically, increased traffic volumes result in increased dust. So what can we do to reduce the dust? Posted: Dec 11, 2020 The 2021 Sign Warrior Calendars are now available for download. Thanks to the fourth grade students who participated in our poster contest. Your efforts make this calendar possible and bring out the sign warrior in all of us.Posted: Dec 3, 2020 NDDOT is accepting applications/nominations for Vision Zero Infrastructure Awards. These awards are an annual event to recognize people, groups, organizations, programs, and projects that improve infrastructure safety across the state of ND for a safer and better quality of life. Nominations are due by December 20, 2020.Posted: Nov 23, 2020 The research responds to the N.D. Legislature's request for a study of the transportation infrastructure of all county, township, and tribal roads and bridges in the state. Infrastructure needs were estimated using detailed traffic models and the most current crop and oil production forecasts, traffic estimates, and roadway condition data.Posted: Nov 20, 2020 Gain a working knowledge of how to improve gravel performance and life in this Dec. 1 virtual training from NDLTAP. Register by Nov. 27. Learn tips on how to find and evaluate gravel sources, set realistic specifications, get owners and suppliers working together provide quality results, and adding clay (nature's glue) to gravel surfacing.Posted: Nov 13, 2020 Portable generators can be a very useful piece of equipment during a power outage. Portable generators can also be very dangerous. If you plan on using a portable generator, it is essential that you take proper precautions for your safety and the safety of those working to restore the power.Posted: Oct 26, 2020 The virtual summit for legislators and local government officials and transportation management officials will be October 29. Topics will feature critical asset information and management techniques and best practices for local county, township, city and tribal roads. UGPTI is helping plan the summit and several UGPTI staff are presenters.Posted: Oct 15, 2020 The four environmental conditions that cause cold-related stress are low temperatures, wind, dampness, and cold water. Two or more of these conditions together can make working outdoors very dangerous.Posted: Sep 25, 2020 Two transportation experts were recently added to the staff of NDSU's Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute to assist with local transportation planning and investments in Dunn, McKenzie, and Williams Counties and with the Mandan Hidatasa Arikara Nation.Posted: Sep 16, 2020 Heavy equipment is designed to handle very large volumes or heavy loads. Therefore, these are powerful machines that are dangerous to everyone around them if they are not operated correctly. It is important to remember the proper methods used to move them from one site to another and how to work around their operation.Posted: Aug 27, 2020 There have been instances of brand new truck and tractor tires spontaneously, and violently, exploding with no apparent cause while still mounted on the vehicle. The forces involved in this type of explosion are very powerful and capable of causing serious injury to anyone in the immediatevicinity, or a collision if this occurs while the vehicle is being driven.Posted: Aug 20, 2020 The AASHTO Transportation System Preservation Program (TSP-2) is requesting your help to get funding into the hands of local agencies to preserve their bridges. If possible, please complete the survey by COB September 15.Posted: Jul 27, 2020 View the recorded webinar and presentations. On July 21, we conducted a webinar that examined a wide array of transportation issues, and provided information we need to plan ahead. Posted: Jul 21, 2020 Heat stress is a buildup of body heat generated either internally by muscle use or externally by the environment. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke result when the body is overwhelmed by heat. As the heat increases, body temperature and the heart rate rise painlessly. An increase in body temperature of two degrees Fahrenheit can affect mental functioning. A five degree Fahrenheit increase can result in serious illness or death.Posted: Jul 15, 2020 On July 21, you are invited to join a webinar that provides a glimpse of our roadway network's future, helping us to set the course for success. Posted: Jun 25, 2020 Roger Parrow, Cass County Sign Foreman, thought that he had seen it all, but found a new low in sign vandalism. Crazy as it sounds, vandals actually placed shooting targets on a county bridge end marker.Posted: Jun 24, 2020 Gerard Feist, NDLTAP asphalt expert, joined the LaMoure County crew last fall to aid in the revival of the sand seal. Gerard was impressed by the county crew's efforts and their ability to adapt from a normal chip seal to a sand seal. "Great crew and quality end product. Kudos to LaMoure County," he said.Posted: Jun 22, 2020 Building roads in phases, also known as staged construction, is a great option for building quality roads while also managing funding, according to Williams County Highway Superintendent Dennis Nelson. Nelson outlined Williams County's approach to staged construction in an article in the ND Association of Counties' newspaper, County News. Williams County Communications Officer Lindsay Harriman assisted in developing the article.Posted: Jun 8, 2020 How can soybeans help our local road network? For the past three years, UGPTI has supported NDSU efforts to develop, test, and, hopefully soon, market a soy-based dust palliative and asphalt rejuvenating agent.Posted: Apr 16, 2020 Local road workers, NDDOT employees, contractors and consultants make up the most recent class of 82 "road scholars" who completed a continuing education program for road and highway practitioners in North Dakota. The program, offered by UGPTI's N.D. Local Technical Assistance Program for more than 30 years, recognizes achievements in subjects and topics essential to efficient and effective local road maintenance and management.
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