Roads Scholar #2:
Maintenance of Asphalt Roads

About the Course

When it comes to asphalt roads for which your agency is responsible, do you ever experience deja vu - that feeling that you're continually performing the same maintenance activities over and over on the same roads?  Well, maybe there's a better way to do this work that will keep you from having to come back again and again.  That's what this course is designed to do - to help you implement procedures for more effe tive maintenance of these roads that will extend their service life without the need for contsant repetition.

Participants will learn the following:
  -Basic types of asphalt pavements, the components of each and factors that affect their performance.
  -The identification of distress that commonly occur in asphalt pavements and how to effectively address each.
  -Techniques for more effective patching of potholes and base failures on asphalt roads.
  -How to perform crack sealing on asphalt pavements.
  -The importance of proper drainage.
  -Having a safety mindset in performing all of your maintenance activities.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for local public agency employees and supervisors who perform routing maintenance activities on asphalt roads.  Engineers and managers at higher levels of responsibility in local public works agencies will likely receive greater benefit from other LTAP courses relative to asphalt pavements, particularly those in the areas of "Transportation Asset Management" and "Pavement Preservation".

Course Times

Registration/Breakfast: 7:00 a.m.
Class: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Course Schedule

BATON ROUGE — 3/28/2023
TTEC Building Room 100
4099 Gourrier Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

COVINGTON — 4/11/2023
Bogue Falaya Hall
317 N. Jefferson Ave
Covington, LA 70433

LAKE CHARLES - 4/13/2023  Class is Full! 
White Oak Landing
5584 River Road
Lake Charles, LA 70615

BOSSIER CITY— 4/26/2023
DOTD District 04 Conference Room
3339 Industrial Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112

WEST MONROE — 4/27/2023
Cheniere Lake Lodge
104 Cheniere Lake Dr
West Monroe, LA 71292

ALEXANDRIA — 5/16/2023
England Airpark, AEX Conference Room                                       
1100 Frank Andrews Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303

NEW ORLEANS — 5/18/2023
New Orleans Regional Transportation Management Center (NORTMC)
10 Veterans Memorial Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124

Instructor

Nicholas “Nick” Verret, Jr. P.E.

Mr. Verret has been a registered professional engineer in Louisiana since 1984. Following a 31+ year career with the Louisiana DOTD in the areas of highway construction, design, and administration, he served as the LTAP Program Manager from October 2011 until December 2012. He was later appointed as Director of Public Works for the Parish of Natchitoches until stepping down from that position in July 2017. Mr. Verret currently serves as Parish Engineer for the Parish of Natchitoches and City Engineer for the City of Natchitoches where he has developed pavement management programs for both entities.

 

Fees & Cancellations for RS#2

$25 for Public Agencies
$50 Private Agencies

Credit card payments are accepted through the online registration system. Checks or money orders are also accepted.

Make checks payable to:
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Mail checks to:
LTAP-Technology Transfer/LTRC,
4099 Gourrier Avenue, Baton Rouge,
LA 70808-4443.
ATTN: Victor Lockwood

Registration is required one week in advance of class. Failure to cancel at least 72 hours prior will result in a forfeit of the registration fee. Participant substitution is available.

Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit will be awarded as follows: six (6) PDHs for RS#2. LTRC is a Louisiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, approved Sponsor/Provider of Continuing Professional Development. 

Questions?

Contact the LTAP Office via:

Phone: (225) 767-9717
Fax: (225) 767-9156
Email: Victor.Lockwood@la.gov

The Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is a cooperative effort between the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Louisiana State University (LSU). LTAP serves the needs of local transportation agencies and is a part of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC). 

 

www.louisianaltap.org