In response to mandates and guidelines that dictate the need to maintain social distancing, NYSLTAP - CLRP is developing training available exclusively on-line and providing new digital education material in a variety of formats. We will also be distributing new Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Quick Answers, and Tailgate Talks weekly.

This Web page, will collect all of these new materials, training events, and resources in one convenient location for you to utilize. We invite you to continue to browse the rest of the NYSLTAP - CLRP website for even more training and educational material developed to serve the local highway and public works communities of New York State and beyond. As always, we value your feedback and we are still responding to inquiries.

Please contact us anytime at clrp@cornell.edu or call us
607-255-8033.

New On-line Searchable Database of Digital Training

The NYS LTAP Center - Cornell Local Roads Program has a new digital database of on-line training and educational resources available for the local highway and public works audience. From tailgate talks to webinars, you can find what you need using this searchable database with over 900 entries! Click the link above to start searching.

NYSLTAP - CLRP Webinars & On-line Trainings

Certificates of completion will be issued following the webinar for participants who attend the entire session. Certificates will be emailed out a day or two after the webinar.

Sessions with the PDH symbol are approved for engineering Professional Development Hours (PDH) In New York State.

Each webinar worth PDH credit is worth 1 PDH. To obtain a PDH, please email a copy of your certificate to Barbara Lockwood at bjl88@cornell.edu.

Webinars may be livestreamed on the CLRP Facebook Page but viewers will not be eligible for PDH credits or certificates of completion.

Spring Workshops

Download the Registration Form Here

Identiying and Reducing Legal Liabilities (All Virtual)
March 9 - Virtual
Asphalt Paving Principles (All Virtual)
March 10 - Virtual
Local Roads and Streets Done Right
March 11 - Virtual
April 14 - Broome Co.
May 11 - Jefferson Co.
Solutions for Safer Roads and Streets
March 16 - Virtual
May 6 - Franklin Co.
May 18 - Suffolk Co.
Running Your Highway Department
March 18 - Virtual
April 21 - Livingston Co.
Surveying
March 31 - Virtual
April 28 - Dutchess Co.
May 12 - Jefferson Co.
Dollars and $ense of Municipal Operations
April 1 - Virtual
April 15 - Broome Co.
April 29 - Dutchess Co.
May 13 - Jefferson Co.
May 20 - Suffolk Co.
Work Zone Traffic Control
April 7 - Virtual
April 13 - Broome Co.
April 22 - Livingston Co.
May 5 - Franklin Co.
May 19 - Suffolk Co.
Stormwater Management
April 8 - Virtual
April 20 - Livingston Co.
April 27 - Dutchess Co.
May 4 - Franklin Co.

**NYSLTAP-CLRP Topical Tuesday Webinars 9am-10am:**

January 19 - No NYSLTAP-CLRP webinar
This is the week of the New York State County Highway Superintendents Association winter conference. A webinar on social media being offered by the CT T2 Center (the CT LTAP Center) is available for those not attending the County meeting.
January 26 - Winter Maintenance: Snow Plowing and Removal
Presented by Jim Craw

Snow plowing and removal are key activities for winter maintenance. In this session, Jim will provide some of the basic details of good snow plowing operations that you can use now, during the middle of winter.
February 2 - Asset Management
Presented by NYSLTAP - CLRP Technical Assistance Engineer Geoff Scott, P.E.

Highway and public works departments have the most expensive assets owned by municipalities. Managing those assets is key to dealing with today's tight budgets. During this session Geoff will provide the basics of asset management and help you get started on a journey to developing capital and maintenance plans to keep your highway system in good shape.
February 9 - Controlling Potential Drainage Problems
Presented by NYSLTAP - CLRP Director David Orr, P.E.

The key to good roads is drainage. The key to good drainage is controlling potential drainage problems before they become serious. In this session, David will cover the most common drainage problems on highways and offer some simple solutions.
February 16 - Application Rates for Snow and Ice Chemicals
Presented by NYSLTAP - CLRP Circuit Rider Jim Craw

During the winter, we use salt and other chemicals to help with snow and ice control operations. We need to use the correct amount of chemicals to improve safety without creating an environmental hazard. During this webinar, Jim will provide basic information on setting application rates for your snow and ice control chemicals.
February 23 - Be Careful Out There: Keeping Everyone Safe in the Work Zone
Presented by TBD

Work zones are inherently a dangerous place because we have workers, vehicles and heavy equipment interacting in unexpected ways. Keeping everyone safe requires involvement of the entire crew to develop good traffic control plans. In this interactive session, David will help you develop traffic control plans for your work zones.
March 2 - Construction Management (intro to Longer Workshop)
Presented by NYSLTAP - CLRP Director David Orr, P.E.

Agencies that get federal aid are sometimes blindsided by the requirements in the federal process. There are certain critical steps needed to make a federal aid construction contract work. In this one hour webinar, David will give you some of the basics and help you understand and start on the journey to successful construction contract administration using federal dollars for your local projects.

COVID-19 Updates

Updated State of NY Information for Highway and Public Works Departments:

Vaccine Update - NYS COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan
Download the pdf Here

NYS Vaccine distribution Phased Plan
Information Here

All people in NY required to wear face masks when in public
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/amid-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic-governor-cuomo-issues-executive-order-requiring-all-people-new

Executive Order directing employers to provide essential workers with cloth or surgical masks free of charge to wear when directly interacting with the public.https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/amid-ongoing-covid-19-pandemic-governor-cuomo-issues-executive-order-directing-employers

New from the CDC: Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html