Work Zone Managers Session -...

January 26th, 2017

Work Zone Managers Session“Let Us Talk About It”

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Team Member

Moderator:

Saed Rahwanji, Maryland State Highway Administration

Panel Member:

Clarence Haskett, Maryland State Highway Administration

Jo Ellen Sines, Corman Construction

Kayode Adenaiya, Maryland State Highway Administration

Carly Keane, Maryland Technology Transfer (MD T2) Center

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Amanda Mangum(410)760-9505

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Overview

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Goal

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Needs…

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SHA Commitments

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SHA Commitments

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Temporary Traffic Control Training Programs

Basic Temporary Traffic Control (BTTC) Training

-- Self-guided and introductory course on the design and layout of TTC devices and work zone typical applications.

Flagger Training

-- ATSSA training received in other states is valid for working on SHA roadways

-- Flagger Instructor Training

Traffic Manager's (TM) Training

Work Zone Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Training course

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Traffic Manager's (TM) Training

o Course Overview:• One-day, 8 hr training course

• Provides Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) training for work zones

• Designed for field supervisors and crew leaders

• Course manual with instructional material is provided

o Course Curriculum:• Fundamentals of Temporary Traffic Control (TTC)

• SHA’s TTC Standards and Specifications

• SHA’s TTC Typical Applications

• Small group problem solving exercises

• Written examination at the end of the course (NO VERBAL TESTING IS PERMITTED)

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Traffic Manager's (TM) Training

o Course Registration/Fee:• Payment is due at the time of registration

• $20.00 (Government employees)

• $80.00 (MTBMA Members)

• $95.00 (Non-Members, Others)

• No cancellations or refunds

o Results/Successful Completion• Successful completion requires a 70% score on written examination

• Exam results will be available online (www.mtbma.org) within 10 business days from the date of the training course

• Correspondence, including cards confirming the successful completion of the course will be mailed out to the company that registered each attendee

• Traffic Manager's Training valid for four (4) years from date of successful course completion

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Facts About Training Results

Table 1. Summary for Annual Passing Rate from 2013-2016

Table 2. Summary for Changes in Test Format in 2016

Note: 22 questions were answered incorrectly more than 60 % of the time. We

revised/eliminated or added course content to align with the questions. The new revised

test started on October 19th 2016.

New Test Old Test (August)

50 Questions 50 Questions

47 Questions are multiple choice/True -False 39 Questions are multiple choice/True -False

3 Questions are fill-in the blank 11 Questions are fill-in the blank

Year Annual Passing Rate

2013 69%

2014 72%

2015 72%

2016 60%

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Facts About Training Results

Table 3. Summary for Exam Performance in 2016

Before

(Jan. 12th~ Oct., 12th )

After

(Since Oct., 19th )Total

SHA

No. of Exams 31 6 37

Total People Taking 286 36 322

No. of Pass 161 26 187

No. of Fail 125 10 135

Pass Rate 56% 72% 58%

Others

No. of Exams 52 6 58

Total People Taking 1685 202 1887

No. of Pass 980 165 1145

No. of Fail 705 37 742

Pass Rate 58% 82% 61%

Overall

No. of Exams 60 6 66

Total People Taking 1971 238 2209

No. of Pass 1141 191 1332

No. of Fail 830 47 877

Pass Rate 58% 80% 60%

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http://www.mtbma.org

/?page_id=5443

Kayode AdenaiyaKAdenaiya@sha.state.md.us

(410) 787-5864

Clarence HaskettCHaskett@sha.state.md.us

(410) 787-5876

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MD T2 Center - About Us

Who We Are• The Maryland Transportation Technology Transfer (MD T2)

Center, Maryland’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

• Located at the University of Maryland College Park

• Jointly funded through FHWA and the Maryland SHA

• Provides training services to agencies concerned with highways in rural and in urbanized areas with a population under one million

• The LTAP mission is to stimulate active, progressive, and cost effective transfer of bridge/highway technology and to provide technical assistance to local and urban governments

• LTAP accomplishes its mission through a network of LTAP centers (one in each State, including Puerto Rico, and six that serve Native American Tribal Governments)

Our Customers• Our customers include anyone in the public or private sector

with transportation responsibilities

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How We Helped

• Outside Perspective

• Understanding the course and test

• Review the test – which questions are the most failed, why?

• Reword, reduce, retry?

• Update registration process so instructor can tailor course to audience if needed (verbal test)

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We Offer Training Too

Here are our currently scheduled courses for 2017:

• Basic Drainage

• Asphalt Roads - Common

Maintenance Problems

• Highway Capacity Manual PE

Review

• Seal coates, Oil and Chip, Slurry

Seals, Microsurfacing and other

Methods of Preserving your

Asphalt Pavements

• Asphalt Resurfacing

• To Signalize or not to Signalize

(Signal Warrant & Intersection

Control Analysis)

• Asphalt Recycling

• Traffic Signs

• Traffic Engineering Fundamentals

• Road Surface Management

• Road Diet Workshop

• Construction Mathematics

• Techniques for Reducing

Construction and Maintenance

Costs

• Introduction to Geosynthetics

• Gravel Road Maintenance

• School Crossing Design & Safety

Analysis

• Crash and Safety Data Analysis

• Project Development of Federal-

Aid Projects

• Winter Maintenance

We are always adding courses throughout the year.

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Request Training

These courses have not been scheduled for 2017 but are related to the Traffic Manager Training:

• Flagger CertificationReceive ATTSA certification upon passing exam, ½ day class.Registration Fees: $100 registration fee

• Introduction to Temporary Traffic ControlThis one-day course is designed to give participants a complete overview of TTC in work zones, including applicable standards, guidelines, traffic control devices, component parts and their requirements, installation/removal considerations, and pedestrian accessibility. This course will prepare participants to take the Maryland SHA Traffic Manager’s course. Registration Fees: $100 Maryland Local Government Only and $125 All Other Registrants

• Work Zone DesignGives participants knowledge of the entire temporary traffic control (TTC) process (two-day course). The material is based on Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and are modified to address Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) TTC standards and

guidelines.Registration Fees: $199 Maryland Local Government Only and $225 All Other Registrants 18

Check Us Out

For more information about our training, visit us at: http://www.mdt2center.umd.edu/

Contact Us At:

MDT2@umd.edu

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