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Overview of the 2009 MUTCD Web Briefing
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TITLE: |
2009
MUTCD: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS----
REGISTER NOW! |
| DATE: |
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
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TIME: |
12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern |
| SITE FEE: |
$50 Non-refundable fee |
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CREDIT: |
1 PDH |
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EARNING COURSE CREDIT: |
The site registration includes one complimentary evaluation for site
registrant. Attendees must enroll online using their ITE ID
after the briefing to get access to the free post-webinar evaluation for
course credit. Further instructions will be sent after the Webinar to the
site registrant to distribute their site attendees. |
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BACKGROUND: |
The briefing will focus on the significant revisions that have been made to the
standards, guidance, and options that are included in the 2009 MUTCD regarding
regulatory, warning, guide, and school signs plus pavement markings.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE: |
At the conclusion
of the course, participants should be able to:
Identify the most significant changes that are a part of the 2009 MUTCD
regarding traffic signs and pavement markings.
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INSTRUCTOR:
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Gene Hawkins, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Zachry Department of
Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,
USA
Dr. H. Gene Hawkins is an Associate Professor and Division Head
of the Transportation and Materials Division in the Zachry Department of Civil
Engineering at Texas A&M University. He also holds a joint appointment as a
Research Engineer with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) and serves as an
Associate Director of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center with
responsibility for the Transportation Scholars Program at Texas A&M University.
He received three degrees in civil engineering from Texas A&M University. He is
a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. Before joining the TAMU faculty,
Dr. Hawkins worked at TTI for 18 years. Prior to that, he worked in the private
sector for consulting firms in Bryan and Houston.
Dr. Hawkins is a member of numerous professional and technical organizations.
His heaviest involvement is with the National Committee on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (NCUTCD), which provides recommendations on changes to the
MUTCD. He is a member of the NCUTCD Council, chair of the Markings Technical
Committee, chair of the ITE delegation, and a member of the Executive Committee.
In addition to his NCUTCD activities, he is involved in the Transportation
Research Board (TRB), the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and the
American Society of Civil Engineers. Within TRB, he is a former chair of the
Traffic Control Devices Committee and a member of the Signing and Marking
Materials Committee and the Tort Liability and Risk Management Committee. He is
also the faculty advisor for the TAMU ITE student chapter and a Fellow in ITE. |
Institute of Transportation Engineers
1627 Eye Street, NW, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20006 USA
Telephone: +1 202-785-0060 | Fax: +1 202-785-0609
ite_staff@ite.org
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