NDLTAP
On-Site Event

Roadway Safety for Local Agencies

• Oct 30, 2024 (10:00 - 4:00 pm CT; 9:00 - 3:00 pm MT)
  Killdeer Highway Dept., 458 CC Ave, Killdeer ND
• Dec 13, 2024 (9:00 - 3:00 pm CT; 8:00 - 2:00 pm MT)
  City of Mandan Public Works Bldg., 411 6th Ave SW, Mandan ND

Training Poster

Please print and post the Bridge Basics | Inspection and Maintenance poster (PDF, 336K) at your location and encourage participation.

Registration

KILLDEER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
MANDAN REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, December 6, 2024

Registration is limited to 5 attendees per agency. Lunch on your own.

There is a $25.00 registration fee (includes printed training materials and refreshment breaks). NDLTAP will invoice post event.

The above resource and more can be accessed by visiting the TLN Learning Management System (LMS).

Description

Course Learning Objectives - After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the need for making roads safer
• Separate safety myths from reality
• Demonstrate how to "read the road"
• Describe practical and low-cost countermeasures to improve safety, both on existing roads and during the design stage - including driving surface and signing improvement
• Identify ways to plan, implement, and fund low-cost safety measures
• Identify effective ways of encouraging communities to make their roads safer
• Behavioral aspects from your Regional Vision Zero Coordinator

Speaker(s)

Denise Brown, Program Manager for NDLTAP. Denise has been employed with the North Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program (NDLTAP) for 17 years. She serves on several national committees and has attended several trainings and train-the- trainer sessions on roadway safety. Denise's passion for roadway safety focuses on getting everyone home safely every day.

Bryon Fuchs, NDLTAP Program Director with twenty- five plus years of transportation experience. He previously worked for NDDOT and was instrumental in the Load Road Safety Plans developed for the Counties, Urban areas, and the Tribal Governments. He has presented on local road safety for national webinars.

Molly Schoen, an advocate for safety and security, currently serves as the Northwest Regional Coordinator for Vision Zero, a position she assumed earlier this year. Schoen's commitment to public safety stems from her background as a 911 dispatcher for six years in Ward County, where she played a crucial role in emergency response and assistance. In her role as a regional coordinator for Vision Zero, Schoen is dedicated to advancing the principles of Vision Zero and eliminating all traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Drawing from her experience in emergency services, she brings a unique perspective to the team, emphasizing the importance of proactive measures in achieving the Vision Zero goals.

Theresa Liebsch is the Vision Zero Coordinator for the Southwest region of North Dakota and is housed at the Burleigh County Sheriff's Department in Bismarck. Theresa graduated with a degree in Communications from the University of Mary in 2020. She is a member of the Occupant Protection Committee and works with schools and communities to increase traffic safety education within her region through observational studies, data collection, and informative activities. Through events, education, and networking.

Target Audience

Motor-grader operators, road supervisors, county commissioners, signing personnel, maintenance personnel, contractors, consulting engineers, project managers and safety officers.