LTAP Newsletters

Summer 2025

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
• Going the Extra Mile: How Local Collaboration is Keeping Kansas Roads Safe
• Concrete Slump Test: Still Relevant?
• Setting Speed Limits on County and Township Roads
• Leasing vs. Purchasing: Choosing the Best Option for Government Fleet and Machinery Procurement
• KDOT Update
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

Spring 2025

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

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In this issue:

• Director's Message
• Equipment Loan Program Update
• 2025 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition
• Concrete Pavement: Lessons Learned, What Hasn't Worked, and How We Fixed It
• NLTAPA Conference Coming to Kansas City
• Common Quantities for Grading and Overlay Preparation
• Partner Updates
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

Winter 2024

The winter 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: Bed Up Indicator
• MINK 2024 Local Roads Meeting Recap
• Contraction Joints in Concrete Pavement
• Overview of RSAs & RSA Announcement
• Creating A Public Works Calendar
• KDOT Update
• Kansas LTAP Training Update

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!  

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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!  

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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!  

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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!  

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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!  

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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!  

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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!  

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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!  

READ Spring 2022 NEWSLETTER (pdf)

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