e x h a n g e In this issue: Pr epa ri ng fo r Hur ri cane Se ason - 4 Pr otect in g from Heat - 6 NHI Work Safety Certificates - 7 A LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER IN COOPERATION WITH LADOTD, FHWA, AND LSU. VOL. 23, NO. 2 2008 exchangeFor more information, visit our Web site www.ltrc.lsu.edu/ltap/index.html Transportation Asset Management New LTAP Workshops to be Hosted in the Fall TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY By Carl Rascoe, P.E., M.S. Rutgers University Imagine that budget time has come once again, and you are being asked for an accounting of how you have managed assets in your areas of responsibility. Will you simply speculate on how bad the roads and signs you maintain are? Does anybody actually know how much it will cost to replace one of those signs, or will that too be a guessing game? If this sounds familiar, it’s not surprising. Unfortunately, this scenario is played out over and over in a large percentage of public agencies across the USA. But what if there were a tool that could tell you the con- dition of your infrastructure elements and propose the right treatment and the right time for that treat- ment? You would then know how much money addressing your current need would require, cor- rect? April Commemorates Work Zone Awareness Work Zone Safety Week Celebrated April 7–11, 2008 National Work Zone Awareness Week is a commem- oration that draws attention to the hazards roadway construction crews encounter when motorists fail to heed safety warnings. The theme this year was "Slow for the Cone Zone." Today's work zone points to tomorrow's improved roadways for smoother rides, better traffic flow , and safer travel in the future. The purpose of the special work zone safety week is to increase awareness of the need to be especially atten- tive and safety conscious when operating in a work zone. Cont. on page 3 Cont. on page 2 Standing in front of the Work Cone Memorial at the LADOTD Headquarters Building (l to r): Col. Mike Edmonson, State Police: William Ankner, LADOTD Secretary: Dr. Marie Walsh, Director , LA Local T echnical Assistance Program; and Wes Bolinger, FHWA Division Administrator
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Preparing for Hurricane Season - 4 Protecting from Heat - 6
NHI Work Safety Certificates - 7
A LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEPROGRAM OF THE LOUISIANATRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER
COOPERATION WITH LADOTD, FHWA,AND LSU.
VOL. 23, NO. 22008
e x c h a n g eFor more information, visit our Web site
www.ltrc.lsu.edu/ltap/index.html
Transportation Asset ManagementNew LTAP Workshops to be Hosted in the Fall
TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY
By Carl Rascoe, P.E., M.S.
Rutgers University
Imagine that budget time has come once again, and
you are being asked for an accounting of how you
have managed assets in your areas of responsibility.
Will you simply speculate on how bad the roads and
signs you maintain are? Does anybody actually
know how much it will cost to replace one of those
signs, or will that too be a guessing game? If this
sounds familiar, it’s not surprising. Unfortunately,
this scenario is played out over and over in a large
percentage of public agencies across the USA. But
what if there were a tool that could tell you the con-dition of your infrastructure elements and propose
the right treatment and the right time for that treat-
ment? You would then know how much money
addressing your current need would require, cor-
rect?
April Commemorates Work Zone AwarenessWork Zone Safety Week Celebrated April 7–11, 2008
National Work Zone Awareness Week is a commem-
oration that draws attention to the hazards roadway
construction crews encounter when motorists fail to
heed safety warnings. The theme this year was "Slow
for the Cone Zone." Today's work zone points to
tomorrow's improved roadways for smoother rides,
better traffic flow, and safer travel in the future. Thepurpose of the special work zone safety week is to
increase awareness of the need to be especially atten-
tive and safety conscious when operating in a work
zone.
Cont. on page 3
Cont. on page 2
Standing in front of the Work Cone Memorial at the LADOTDHeadquarters Building (l to r): Col. Mike Edmonson, StatePolice: William Ankner, LADOTD Secretary: Dr. Marie Walsh,Director, LA Local Technical Assistance Program; and WesBolinger, FHWA Division Administrator
By Lt. Col. John LeBlancLouisiana Highway Safety Commission
More than 40,000 people are killed on America’s
highways each year. In Louisiana alone 979 peoplewere killed in crashes last year. Sadly, 65 percent ofthose killed on Louisiana highways were not buck-led up. Wearing a seat belt improves by 45 percentyour chance of surviving a crash. It doesn’t take amathematician to figure out that a lot of the peoplewho died in crashes would be alive today if theyhad worn their seat belts.
Last year, officers issued more than 35,000 citationsduring our Click It or Ticket campaign. Those of
us in highway safety wish that no tickets had to bewritten because everybody buckled up.Unfortunately, that’s not the case in Louisiana.
Don’t be a statistic, either as a crash fatality, injuryor as one who was ticketed for violating the state’sseat belt law. Bucking up takes a few seconds andis the most effective and simple step you can taketo keep safe while driving. For those who refuse toobey the law, our Click It or Ticket campaign willgreatly increase the odds that they’ll be pulledover and ticketed.