MUTCD Summer Webinar Series Overview:
Now that the MUTCD 11th Edition has been published, what’s next? One step is this MUTCD Summer Series of webinars created by members of ITE’s technical councils and committees to share their perspectives on key changes and new items in the 11th Edition. Although not intended to be a comprehensive review of the entire content of the new Manual, these webinars will provide transportation professionals information on the revisions and their application(s).
To see the webinars that are available in this summer webinar series live or on-demand, navigate here. These webinars are single webinar registration only. There is no full series registration.
This webinar is part of ITE's MUTCD Webinar Summer Series and is brought to you by the Rail Grade Crossing Committee.
Webinar Description:
This webinar will summarize the additions and changes to MUTCD Part 8 in the 11th edition. It applies to heavy rail passenger, freight, and Light Rail Transit (LRT) crossings.
This session will provide an overview of the changes to evaluating the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices at grade crossings. Participants will understand the roles and responsibilities of diagnostic teams when evaluating grade crossings. It will cover the updates to the MUTCD for passive traffic control and the proper use and placement of signage and markings at grade crossings. The webinar will include traffic signal preemption at or near grade crossings and the safe and effective operation of rail and sidewalk traffic at grade crossings.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of the Diagnostic Teams- a group of knowledgeable representatives of the parties of interest in a grade crossing or group of grade crossings
- Review the 11th edition changes to signage and pavement marking at grade crossings.
- Discuss safe and effective operation and installation of traffic control at pathways or sidewalks at or near a grade crossing
- Review a summary of updated revisions made to the MUTCD 11th Edition Part 8
John Ayers, Chief Commercial Officer | Onyx Rail Safety Solutions | Richmond, Virginia, USA
Presenter:
Nicole Jackson, Senior Project Manager | Alfred Benesch & Company | Fort Worth, Texas, USA
To read the presenter bio in detail, please view the live event page here.
Fees:
ITE Members: Free
Non-Members: $79.00
Registration for webinar includes the live event, an archived recording with access for 30 days to each registrant. If you are a non-member of ITE you will need to create an account to register. You can create an account here.
PDH Credit Certificate: If you would like PDH Credit for this webinar, there is a processing fee for each registrant of $20 regardless of membership status to receive 1.5 PDH credits certificate.
Instructions and link will be provided at the conclusion of the live event. For the on-demand recording, instructions are provided at the bottom of this page on how to purchase the evaluation to complete and receive the PDH credit certificate. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires the certificate opportunity is forfeited.
Recordings:
All registrants will have access to the recording for 30 days once it is posted. Additional attendees at one location are not eligible to earn PDH credit for viewing an archived recording.
Additional Attendees at one Location:
Additional Live Webinar Attendees at one location are eligible for earning credit for attending. The registrant, with whom they view the webinar with, must distribute the same evaluation purchase link they are provided on the PDH Credit Certificate -- Fees Associated page to their additional attendee to purchase the PDH Credit Certificate.
How to Earn Credits:
See PDH/CM Credit Certificate section above.
PDF of Presentations:
Webinar Contributors typically provide a PDF of their presentations; but this may vary on a case by case basis. If they are provided, ITE will upload the presentations into the resources tab of this event within 24 hours after the live event.
Event Log-on Instructions:
On the day of the webinar, return to this page to join the live web event that you purchased. Click the live web event below, and a button to join will appear 30 minutes before the specified start time.
Policies:
Registration closes 30 minutes prior to start of live webinar.
The webinar recording will be made available on-demand until 60 days after the final webinar of the series is complete. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires of 30 days. After the content expires, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited.