Stump the Instructor
CMV/CDL new requirements are coming!
Join us for this session when Matthew Poirier from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration U.S.DOT will present information on the new requirements to obtain a CDL. Don't miss this very important information!
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Register in advance for the CMV/CDL new requirements session by clicking here:
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Culvert Assessment Success Stories
Join us Wednesday, July 14 with special guests, Mark Costa, Water Resources Engineer at VHB, Kelly Siry, Water Resources Specialist at VHB, and Matthew Hayes, Project Manager for the City of Framingham. The City of Framingham performed an assessment of all city-owned culverts to evaluate their condition and create a prioritization for repairs to extend the service life of these culverts and prevent potential failures. The City’s culvert assessment program used the Culvert Condition Assessment Manual, developed by the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) and the UMass Transportation Center (UMTC), as the basis for the evaluation.
This talk will provide a real-world example of using the Culvert Condition Assessment Manual for a city-wide assessment and will:
- Discuss the culvert field assessments and lessons learned
- Discuss the City’s ranking methodology for prioritization
- Present how to use ArcGIS online mapping to present evaluation criteria
- Present the results, scoring, and prioritization for improvements
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Recordings of past Stump the Instructor meetings:
June 23, 2021 - How to Hire Qualified People
June 16, 2021 - Trench Safety Stand-down
June 9, 2021 - From Dust to Ditches: Gravel Road Maintenance
May 19, 2021 - Live Chainsaw Demo
May 12, 2021 - Work Zone Safety
April 14, 2021 - How to Deal With Difficult People
March 31, 2021 - Road Resources
March 17, 2021 - Roadway Slope Stabilization - Innovative Solutions
March 10, 2021 - Pavement Markings
March 3, 2021 - A Sign of the Times
February 24, 2021 - How is the Weather in Sudbury?
February 17, 2021 - Lexington Pavement Management Excellence
February 10, 2021 - Don't Go In The Hole!
February 3, 2021 - New England Road Talk: A Different Approach to Virtual Education and Training
January 20, 2021 - Dig Safe 101: What you need to know
January 13, 2021 - Massachusetts Hoisting Engineer Regulations and Questions
January 6, 2021 - Build A Better Mousetrap
December 16, 2020 - Porous Pavement Do's and Don'ts
December 9, 2020 - What's Dripping From That Truck?
December 2, 2020 - To Pre-Treat or Not to Pre-Treat?
November 4, 2020 - Social Media as easy as 1, 2, 3
October 28, 2020 - What Is That White Stuff?
October 14, 2020 - Backhoe and Equipment Maintenance
September 30, 2020 - Silica Dust, Killing You Softly and Silently
September 23, 2020 - Drainage, Drainage and DRAINAGE
September 16, 2020 - A Storm Is Coming, Get Your Chainsaw Ready
August 26, 2020 - UAS? UFO? or a really cool way to perform DPW inspections
August 19, 2020 - CDL Do's and Don'ts
August 12, 2020 - GIS and GPS Apps For Your DPW
August 5, 2020 - Traffic Signal Basics
July 29, 2020 - Trench and Excavation Safety
July 22, 2020 - Managing & Leading During a Pandemic
July 15, 2020 - Work Zone Safety
July 8, 2020 - A User’s Guide to MS4 Permitting
July 1, 2020 - Let's Talk Culverts: Small Structures With Big Impacts
Let's Talk Culverts Chat Comments
June 24, 2020 - Getting Back to Basics: A Foreman's Perspective
June 17, 2020 - Are You Ready for OSHA?
June 10, 2020 - Top 10 Paving Inspection Items
Top 10 Paving Inspection Chat Comments
June 3, 2020 - Street Trees and Tree Routes
Anne Lusk Presentation; Marc Fournier Presentation; Tom Smiley Presentation
Street Trees and Tree Routes Chat Comments
May 27, 2020 - Pavement Management-The Key to Infrastructure Spending
Pavement Management Presentation
May 20, 2020 - Municipal Culvert Assessment
May 13, 2020 - Concrete Sidewalk ABCs
Concrete Sidewalk Best Practices Handout
May 6, 2020 - Solutions for Pavement Life Extension
Solutions for Pavement Life Extension Presentation
April 29, 2020 - Pedestrian Work Zone Barricades & the MUTCD
Pedestrian Work Zone Barricades & the MUTCD Presentation
April 22, 2020 - Chainsaw Maintenance
Oregon PowerSharp Bar-Mount Chainsaw Sharpening Demo
April 15, 2020 - Construction During COVID-19 with MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver
April 8, 2020 - COVID-19 Update/Hot-applied, Pourable, Self-adhesive Rigid Asphalt
April 1, 2020 - Gravel Road Maintenance
March 23, 2020 - How Your DPW is Dealing with COVID-19