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cid:702550718@10022010-0567 Training Update and Publications Announcements _____ Highlighting Changes in the 2009 MUTCD What This is About: This course is intended to familiarize public works directors, street superintendents, engineers and technicians with a selection of significant changes in the 2009 Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD is the national standard for all traffic control devices on any roadway open to public travel regardless of jurisdiction or ownership, addressing the design and application of traffic signs, pavement markings, and traffic control signals. The 2009 Edition of the MUTCD contains many significant changes, including revisions to the document's format, elimination of metric units, new and relocated sections, and many new or revised traffic control devices. Highlights of these changes include larger signs for multi-lane conventional roads, new roundabout sign and marking designs, increased requirements for warning signs on horizontal curves, revised traffic signal warrants, upgraded signal design and timing provisions, and more. These changes will be identified and discussed throughout the course. May 26, 2010 (Jackson, TN) West Tennessee Research & Education Center 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301 Tel: 731-424-1643 for directions August 24, 2010 (Nashville, TN) Ellington Agricultural Center UT Extension Office 5201 Marchant Dr. Nashville, TN 37243 Tel: 615-832-6550 for directions http://state.tn.us/agriculture/administ/eac2.html September 14, 2010 (Knoxville, TN) NTRC (2nd floor meeting room) 2360 Cherahala Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37932 Tel: 865-946-1500 for directions Registration: The registration fee is $120 per person and should be included with your registration. Tennessee city or county government employees are eligible for a TTAP scholarship registration fee of $45. TDOT employees must register through their local TDOT Training Office. A course may be canceled due to low enrollment. Forty-eight hours notice will be given to registrants if a course is canceled. Register early! Limited enrollment! Complete workshop details are included in the attached brochure. Additional News and Announcements Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity: TTAP still has many copies of FHWA's new Sign Retroreflectivity Guidebook available for distribution. This guidebook offers discussion of the 2008 traffic sign retroreflectivity standards and steps that agencies can take to become compliant with these rules. The book also includes a CD-ROM with electronic copies of a number of reference and research reports on this topic. To request free copies of this publication for your agency, contact TTAP at [log in to unmask] or 1-800-252-7623. Local Road Safety Resource CD: Whether you are a local road safety advocate, a practitioner, an elected official, or a community leader, you need information and tools to plan and implement roadway safety improvements. The Local Roads Safety Resource CD provides quick and easy access to the latest information on local roads safety. Organized by topic area in one place, the CD provides guidance, tools, and other resources from government agencies and national associations on local roadway safety. Learn more online at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/resourcecd <http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_rural/training/resourcecd/> . While FHWA cannot fulfill requests directly at this time, TTAP has several copies of the CD available for distribution. Contact us at [log in to unmask] or 1-800-252-7623 to request a free copy.