NOTE: This course is not currently offered by the National Highway Institute, but is being offered through Albin Consulting, the company previously responsible for teaching the course via NHI.

You must have an existing profile or must create a profile in the LTRC Registration Management System to be able to register for this course.

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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 20, 2026

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF COURSE PARTICIPANTS: 30 participants

COURSE LOCATION:

Transportation Training and Education Center

TTEC Auditorium – Room 100

4099 Gourrier Avenue

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

COURSE DAYS, DATES, AND TIMES:

Participants must attend all days of the course to receive a certificate of participation and course credit. Course times are subject to change.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course provides an overview of the principles and practices to reduce the number and severity of roadway departure crashes

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the role of the roadside as it relates to traffic safety in the United States
2. Apply the clear zone concept
3. Choose potential roadside safety treatments
4. Understand barrier and end treatment performance characteristics
5. Identify roadway features that affect the placement of roadside hardware
6. Determine the barrier length of need and guardrail layout using DOTD Standards and the BDEM

TARGET AUDIENCE:

State and local highway engineers involved in the design, construction, or maintenance of roadways and in the formulation and/or application of policies and standards relating to the design of safe roadside hardware.

COURSE FEES:

Louisiana DOTD Employees: $0 (LTRC pays the registration fee)

FHWA: $0

Louisiana DOTD Retirees: $600

Private Industry: $825

Local Government/Other Governmental Agencies: $600

Federal Government: $600

University Employee: $600

Make sure your email address is correct in your profile before submitting the registration. If the email address is not correct, you will not receive an email stating your registration information was received.