VA LTAP

Winter Maintenance Operations – Full-Day Hybrid Training

📅 Date: September 4, 2025
🕒 Time: 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM EST
💻 Format: Online – Hybrid (Live Instruction + Independent Work)
⏳ Contact Hours: 8

Winter road maintenance plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, mobility, and economic stability of Virginia communities. This updated course, led by Instructor Tony DeCresie, is designed for:

Road supervisors and superintendents
Public works and maintenance personnel
Equipment operators
City and town managers

Course Highlights:
Comprehensive strategies for winter road maintenance and snow operations
Interactive group and individual exercises
Access to valuable reference materials for future use

Requirements:
A computer with a we**am, a stable internet connection, and a quiet workspace.

Registration: https://uva-tta.net/workshop/winter-maintenance-operations-09-04-2025/

Enhance your knowledge, share best practices, and prepare your team for the upcoming winter season.

Smart Roads, Small Towns: Advancing ITS in Rural Communities
Free Webinar | July 22, 2025 | 3:00–4:30 PM ET / 1:00–2:30 PM MT

Rural communities are getting smarter! Join ITE and the National Center for Rural Road Safety for a free webinar exploring how small towns are using Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to improve safety, mobility, and emergency response.

🔹 Learn about V2X curve speed warnings
🔹 Spot weather impact alerts & road closure notifications
🔹 TIM tools built for rural responders
🔹 Real-world rural ITS success stories

Let’s make rural roads safer and smarter—together.

Register here: https://www.ite.org/events-meetings/ite-calendar/smart-roads-small-towns-advancing-its-in-rural-communities/
Questions? Contact [email protected]

Day 5: Come in Clutch – Relief Pitching for First Responders 🚨

First responders, tow truck drivers, construction crews, and maintenance workers put their lives on the line every day—especially on rural roads.
In 2024 alone, 46 emergency responders were killed by vehicles while doing their jobs. And 94 workers lost their lives at road construction sites. These tragedies are preventable.

Let’s all come in clutch and help save lives.
When you see flashing lights or workers on the roadside: Move Over. Slow Down.

What Can You Do?

👷 Practitioners
Offer TIM (Traffic Incident Management) training
Require reflective gear
Deploy digital alert systems
Post roadside awareness messages
Join “Move Over” campaigns
Participate in Crash Responder Safety Week (Nov 15–21)

🚗 Public
Follow Move Over laws
Watch Responder Safety videos
Take the pledge
Learn how to protect roadside workers

Let’s work together to make rural roads safer—for everyone.

Day 4: Change the Game — Extra Innings With Whole Blood
This Rural Road Safety Awareness Week, we’re highlighting a powerful life-saving strategy: prehospital whole blood transfusion at the scene of a crash.

In 2022, over 42,000 people died in traffic crashes — but 42% were still alive when first responders arrived.
That means timely care could have made the difference.

Prehospital whole blood programs are being called “the most impactful initiative since the seatbelt.” They give trauma patients a fighting chance — right where it counts most: at the point of injury.

💡 How You Can Help:
Practitioners
• Explore starting a local whole blood transfusion program
• Engage stakeholders in your community
• Host a blood drive

Public
• Donate blood — one donation can save lives
• Host a community blood drive
• Support your local EMS teams

Learn More & Get Involved:
🔗 Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition
🔗 First-Time Blood Donor Guide
🔗 Delaware & Colorado State Programs
🔗 JEMS Article on Prehospital Blood

Together, we can save lives — one drop at a time. 💪

Registration Now Open: 2025 Roadway Management Conference
📅 October 27–29, 2025
Ashore Resort, Ocean City, Maryland
• Early Bird: $225 (available through August 1)
🔗 https://lnkd.in/ef-r43S4

We’re excited to welcome transportation and public works professionals from across the region to the annual Roadway Management Conference (RMC). This event brings together practitioners who plan, design, construct, and maintain state, county, and municipal roadways for three days of learning, networking, and industry engagement.

Who Should Attend:
Public works and transportation professionals focused on roadway management, innovation, and problem-solving.

What to Expect:
• Technical sessions led by regional and national experts
• Demonstrations of emerging technologies and equipment
• Exhibits from key industry vendors
• Opportunities to share best practices with peers

Registration Rates:
• Early Bird: $225 (available through August 1)
• Regular: $300 (after August 1)

Lodging:
Special rate of $99/night for attendees at the Ashore Resort (limited availability)

We encourage early registration to take advantage of the discounted rate and secure your accommodations.

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Day 3 of Rural Road Safety Awareness Week: Be a Pinch Hitter! 🚨
Stop the Bleed. Save Lives.

Every minute counts. The average bleed-out time is 3–5 minutes, while first responders may take 7–10 minutes to arrive, or even longer in rural areas.

You could be the difference between life and death.

Stop the Bleed is a national program that empowers everyday people to step up during emergencies and stop severe bleeding before help arrives. It’s officially backed by the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the American College of Surgeons.

Transportation professionals: Let’s double down. Train field staff in Stop the Bleed and CPR. Stock your vehicles with Stop the Bleed kits. Prepare to act when every second matters.

Public: Get trained. Carry a kit. Know what to do if you're first on the scene.
Because “the only thing more tragic than a death is a death that could have been prevented.”

Day 2 of is here – Let’s Assemble Your Dream Team!
🧑‍🚒👮‍♀️👷‍♂️🚑 The Post-Crash Lineup Starts With YOU.

When it comes to post-crash care, first responders and trauma centers aren’t the only heroes.

You are part of the team, too!

From bystanders and dispatchers to DOT staff, media, policymakers, and even the general public — saving lives after a crash is a shared responsibility.

Today’s focus: Building a high-performing post-crash care team that acts fast, collaborates, and protects every life on rural roads.

The Dream Team Includes:
• Bystanders who call 911 and stop the bleed
• EMS and fire departments who respond with speed
• DOT and county crews who improve safety infrastructure
• Trauma centers, liaisons, towing companies, victim advocates, elected officials—and more!

Let’s build the team that keeps rural communities safer.

Today is Day 1 of Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW2025)!

We’re kicking things off with a grand slam focus: Post-Crash Care on Rural Roads

Every second counts after a crash — especially in rural and Tribal areas where long distances, limited EMS resources, and poor infrastructure can delay life-saving care.

In 2022, EMS was dispatched to 1.5 million crashes, and 42% of those who died were alive when help arrived. A delay of just one minute increases the risk of death by 3%.

That’s why post-crash care is a vital part of the Safe System Approach — it’s the final layer of protection when crashes do happen.

What you can do today:

👷‍♂️ Practitioners:
• Add post-crash care strategies to your safety plans
• Use EMS + FARS data for rural planning
• Provide rural-specific training & tech like NextGen 911

🚗 Public:
• Thank a first responder
• Support your local EMS
• Practice safe driving habits

Download the full toolkit and access webinars, reports, and resources to help strengthen post-crash care in your community:https://ruralsafetycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RRSAW25-Baseball-Cards-Printer.pdf

Let’s work together to improve rural response and save more lives.

Now Open: Registration for the 2025 Roadway Management Conference
Join transportation professionals from across the region October 27–29, 2025 at the Ashore Resort in Ocean City, Maryland.

The Roadway Management Conference is designed for individuals who manage, design, construct, or maintain state, county, and municipal roads and streets.

Registration Rates:
✔️ $225 through August 1
✔️ $300 starting August 2

Learn more and register here: https://roadwaymanagementc.wixsite.com/home

🚧 Basic Work Zone Traffic Control – June 10 🚧
Join us in Roanoke, VA for a full-day workshop on safely setting up and maintaining traffic control in work zones. Led by industry expert Billy Green, this course covers everything from signage to flagging operations. Participants who pass the end-of-day exam will receive a VDOT training card. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical skills and certification!

📍 Western Virginia Water Authority
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST
June 10, 2025

Public works is all around you! Join us in celebrating National Public Works Week