LTAP Newsletters

Spring 2024

The spring edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

READ Spring 2024 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Introducing "The Roundabout": A New LTAP Webinar Series
• Road Safety Assessment Trainings
• Technology For Managing Inventories
• Rapid Strength Concrete for Repairs
• Curve Treatments
• Innovation Insight: Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
• Partner Updates
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

Winter 2023

The winter edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

READ Autumn 2023 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• The Build Kansas Fund
• Pavement: Why 94% of Our Nation's Roads are Asphalt
• Creating A Simple Inventory
• Updated CDL Regulations as of November 2023
• Innovation Insight - Build a Better Mousetrap
• Safety Grooving for Roadways and Bridge Decks
• KDOT Updates
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

Autumn 2023

The autumn edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

READ Autumn 2023 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• 2023 Kansas Build a Better Mousetrap Winner
• Kansas LTAP App Update
• Concrete Attributes; Why Choose Concrete Pavement
• Pavement Marking Retroreflectometere
• Innovation Insight - Base One (R)
• KDOT Updates
• Township Resources
• KS LTAP Training Update

Summer 2023

The summer edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

READ Summer 2023 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Farewell Lisa Harris-Frydman
• Clear Rights of Way
• Concrete Pavement Diamond Grinding 
• New Bridge Inspection Requirements
• Innovation Insight - Pilemedic
• KDOT Updates
• Grant Updates
• Advancing TSMO Among Local Agencies
• KS LTAP Training Update

Spring 2023

The spring edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

READ Spring 2023 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Resources on Designating "Minimum Maintenance" Roads
• Concrete Pavement Restoration - Dowel Bar Retrofit
• DOT Grants - Application Considerations, Upcoming Opportunities, and Keys for Success
• Some Questions and Answers on Asphalt Pavement Preservation
• Innovation Insight - Road Groom
• What is TTAP?
• KS LTAP Training Update

Winter 2022

The winter edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

In this issue:

• Title VI Compliance is Getting More Scrutiny. What Do You Need to Do?
• Crash Investigation Photography
• Concrete Pavement Preservation/Restoration
• What We Learned at MINK 2022: Discretionary Funding Through BIL
• Review of Safe System Approach
• KDOT's Bureau of Local Planning New Online Tool Improves Planning for Locals
• Kansas LTAP 2023 Training Changes
• Director's Update

Comments? Questions? We'd love your feedback! Email our Communications and Outreach Coordinator Kara Cox at kara.cox@ku.edu and let us know what you think.

Autumn 2022

The autumn edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

In this issue:

• 2022 Kansas Build a Better Mousetrap Competition
• Bridge Posting for the Lay Person
• Cold Weather Concrete Considerations
• Chip Seal Refresher
• New Resources for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety 
• Kansas LTAP Training Update
• Director's Update

Comments? Questions? We'd love your feedback! Email our Communications and Outreach Coordinator Kara Cox at kara.cox@ku.edu and let us know what you think.

Summer 2022

The summer edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

In this issue:

• Conflict of Interest Considerations When Using a Consultant As a City Engineer
• Best Practices for Interviewing Employee Candidates
• Certification for Success in Kansas
• Great Source for Research You Can Use
• Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Inspection
• A Fine Legacy in Osage County
• KS LTAP Training Update
• LTAP Update

Comments? Questions? We'd love your feedback! Email our Communications and Outreach Coordinator Kara Cox at kara.cox@ku.edu and let us know what you think.

Spring 2022

The spring edition of the Kansas LTAP Newsletter is now available and accessible from any device!  

In this issue:

• Director's Message
• What Can Kansas LTAP's Local Field Liaison Do For You?
• Culvert Management
• Resources for Addressing Non-motorized Safety Concerns in Local Communities
• Full Depth Repair for Jointed Concrete Pavements
• KS LTAP Training Update

We will be announcing the dates and locations of our Road Scholar Level II soft skills courses in the next month. If you do not see a training or location you’d like us to offer and visit, please reach out to Megan Hazelwood at mhazelwood@ku.edu to get on the Fall 2024 training schedule. 

2024 REMINDER: Kansas LTAP will no longer be offering lunches during our trainings. Instead, we will be providing a morning kickstart for our attendees that may consist of coffee, juice, pastries, granola bars, etc. This will decrease the registration fee from $80 to $65. We hope that this change will allow more people to attend our trainings who may have been deterred due to the registration price previously.  

It’s never too early to plan for the future! If you would like to host a training in 2025, please email mhazelwood@ku.edu. Remember, all of our hosts receive one free attendee per hosted training as a “thank you!” Kansas LTAP looks forward to serving you all!