DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an overview of the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide. At the end of the course, you will be able to apply the clear zone concept to all classes of roadways; recognize unsafe roadside design features and elements and make appropriate changes;
identify the need for a traffic barrier; and apply other highway hardware core competencies.
This course is intended for experienced safety and design engineers.
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the clear zone concept to all classes of roadway
- Warrant roadside and median barriers
- Design roadside barriers
- Select the most appropriate end treatment
- Select the most appropriate safety hardware
- Correctly locate safety hardware
- Describe the elements of economic analysis
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Experienced Federal, State, and local highway engineers involved in the formulation and/or application of policies and standards relating to the design of safe roadside hardware.
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The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider
by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET),
1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI
has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely
recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized
Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs
that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.
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