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FHWA Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD) WEBINAR

May 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

This FHWA EDC-5 Webinar is a collaboration with NLTAPA and the National Center for Rural Road SafetyRural roadway departures make up a third of U.S. traffic fatalities—about 30 people a day. The Every Day Counts round five (EDC-5) initiative, Focus on Reducing Rural Roadway Departures (FoRRRwD), features four pillars:
* Addressing All Public Roads
* Systemic Approach
* Safety Action Plans
* Proven Countermeasures.
This webinar focuses on the first pillar. State, local, and tribal agencies – come learn unique approaches and methods that you can use to efficiently deliver safety countermeasures and projects to reduce rural roadway departure crashes.

Speakers and Topics to be covered include:

* Steve Landry, Maine DOT, will discuss Maine DOT’s use of safety supply (Curve Warning Signs,
RRFBs, Speed Feedback Signs) procurement projects where state procurement procedures are
used, and local public agencies or State forces perform installation at their cost.
* Mark Thomas, Mississippi DOT (MDOT), will discuss how agencies in Mississippi have used agency
force account to deliver roadway departure countermeasures, and a program where MDOT
provides warning and advisory signage to local governments to install.
* Patricia Burke, Montana DOT (MDT), will discuss MDT’s use of Job Order Contracting to
streamline the delivery of safety projects.

This webinar is free and open to anyone who is interested.
Registration: Participants must register in advance at
http://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/dot/fhwa/WC/Lists/Seminars/DispForm.aspx?ID=2260

Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible.
Please Note: Non-USDOT employees who have never participated in an FHWA webinar must create
an account at http://collaboration.fhwa.dot.gov/FBA/MembershipRequest.aspx in order to register
for this webinar.
**FHWA recommends using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer for optimal registration
experience.**
Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact support contractor, Jennifer Symoun, toXcel,
jennifer.symoun@toxcel.com mailto:jennifer.symoun@toxcel.com

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  • Date: May 12, 2020
  • Time:
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm