LTAP Newsletters

Autumn 2024

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

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In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Innovation Insight: KUTC Host 2024 KITS & K-TRAN Research Needs Day
• Traffic Study Assistance 
• Constructing Smooth Pavement
• Grant & Funding Opportunities
• RRFB Safety Measure
• KDOT Update
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

Summer 2024

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

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In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Overview of MUTCD Updates
• Concrete Trial Batches
• KDOT Launches New Tools for Local Public Works
• Innovation Insight: 2024 Build a Better Mousetrap
• Changes Made to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Definition
• KDOT Update
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

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!  

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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