Training & Events Calendar
This calendar includes training opportunities and events offered by MnLTAP and our partners, as well as other transportation-related events.
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In‑person
Hybrid
Virtual
Full/Waitlist
January 2025
January 23, 2025
10:00am - 11:00am
January 28, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
Artificial intelligence (AI) has promised to change our world with the release of large language models (LLM) such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. But how does this technology impact your firm now? How does this technology change the strategy of your practice?
January 29, 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm
AGC of America, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Network for the Transportation Workforce are co-hosting this webinar focusing on how civil construction firms are using "wrap-around" services, including childcare, transportation subsidies, counseling, and other important services to recruit and retain new craft workers. Learn from several construction firms that are at the forefront of providing wrap-around services to their current and incoming employees.
January 30, 2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join us for the first event in CTS's Freight 101 Webinar Series, where you'll hear from MnDOT leaders about the state freight plan.
February 2025
February 4, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
The session will discuss some of the history of ATC training and its importance within the engineering community. Evaluation methodologies after wind, seismic and flood events will be covered. The seminar will conclude with a look forward through the FEMA P-2055 document.
February 5, 2025
7:00am - 10:30am
This virtual training course teaches students how to use computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software to design a simple county highway.
February 11, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
Concrete is the second-most used material on the planet, behind water. The use of Portland cement is a necessary requirement in making concrete to function as intended. Unfortunately, the production of cement also produces a large quantity of carbon dioxide (CO2). This presentation will discuss strategies for reducing the amount of embodied CO2 within concrete.
February 18, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
Take a journey of how masonry construction has changed over time, from the days of load-bearing, mass masonry construction through transitional masonry to today’s elegant structures clad with masonry for appearance and character. Over the course of the session, we will examine what is now often considered historic masonry construction – mass and transitional masonry – including how it is constructed, built, assessed, analyzed, deteriorates, and repaired.
February 20, 2025
10:00am - 11:00am
February 25, 2025
8:00am - 4:30pm
St. Cloud, MN
February 25, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
This presentation will focus on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) findings, inspection practices and asset management improvements, and lessons learned from the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse that occurred on January 28, 2022, within the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The team will also provide an overview of the post collapse collaboration which occurred between the City of Pittsburgh and PennDOT to quickly rebuild the Fern Hollow Bridge.
February 26, 2025
8:00am - 4:30pm
St. Cloud, MN
March 2025
March 4, 2025
1:00pm - 4:15pm
This session is intended to provide the audience with a high-level introduction into some relevant design and analysis considerations when dealing with Nonbuilding Structures.
March 10, 2025
8:30am - 12:30pm
Willmar, MN
This training covers basic chainsaw safety, including identifying safety features, preventing accidents, correct saw chain sharpening, and head-to-toe safety protection in accordance with OSHA standards.
March 11 - 13, 2025
Shoreview, MN
This three-day class focuses on preliminary layout geometric design. Participants will draft preliminary layouts and demonstrate project-oriented geometric design concepts and operational and safety performance outcomes.
March 11, 2025
8:30am - 12:30pm
Owatonna, MN
This training covers basic chainsaw safety, including identifying safety features, preventing accidents, correct saw chain sharpening, and head-to-toe safety protection in accordance with OSHA standards.
March 12, 2025
8:00am - 12:00pm
Rosemount, MN
This training will teach crews to recognize and identify "field fixable" chainsaw problems.
March 13, 2025
8:00am - 4:30pm
Detroit Lakes, MN
March 13, 2025
8:30am - 12:30pm
Bemidji, MN
This training covers basic chainsaw safety, including identifying safety features, preventing accidents, correct saw chain sharpening, and head-to-toe safety protection in accordance with OSHA standards.
March 14, 2025
8:30am - 12:30pm
St. Cloud, MN
This training covers basic chainsaw safety, including identifying safety features, preventing accidents, correct saw chain sharpening, and head-to-toe safety protection in accordance with OSHA standards.
March 17, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm
St. Cloud, MN
This workshop provides an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing a pavement preservation program feasible.
March 20, 2025
8:00am - 4:30pm
Grand Rapids, MN
March 20, 2025
10:00am - 11:00am
March 20, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duluth, MN
This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones.
March 21, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
Owatonna, MN
This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones.
March 24, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
Willmar, MN
This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones.
March 25 - 26, 2025
Shoreview, MN
This two-day class focuses on guardrail identification and inspection.
April 2025
April 1, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
St. Cloud, MN
This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones.
April 3, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm
Mankato, MN
This workshop provides an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing a pavement preservation program feasible.
April 3, 2025
10:00am - 12:00pm
Rosemount, MN
This two-hour seminar provides an overview of basic traffic control and safety procedures for short-term work zones.
April 8 - 9, 2025
Shoreview, MN
This two-day class focuses on guardrail identification and inspection.
April 10, 2025
8:00am - 12:00pm
Subterranean work holds a unique set of dangers. To address these, this course provides a comprehensive, four-hour exploration into the key risks that trenches and excavations pose.
April 17, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm
This workshop provides an overview of the available technology and tools that make implementing a pavement preservation program feasible.
May 2025
May 1, 2025
Hazards in Roadway Construction: Preventing Runovers and Backovers, Overexertion, and Heat Hazards
Virtual
8:00am - 12:00pm
This four-hour course delves into the primary risks encountered in roadway construction, mainly focusing on preventing runovers and backovers, overexertion, and heat hazards.
May 11 - 15, 2025
Denver, CO
The fourteenth biennial ICOET conference and training will be held May 11–15 in Denver, CO. The 2025 conference will combine in-person and virtual programming and training. ICOET is the foremost interdisciplinary, inter-agency supported conference and training addressing the broad range of ecological issues related to transportation systems in all modes. It provides a venue for sharing information and for training across multiple disciplines related to transportation and ecology, suitable for DOT, academic, consultant, NGO and other scientists and practitioners.
May 29, 2025
8:00am - 3:30pm
Cloquet, MN
Join us for highlights of the latest practices, innovations, and research related to Minnesota’s roadway maintenance operations.
October 2025
October 1 - 2, 2025
Fall Maintenance Expo
In‑person
St. Cloud, MN
This two-day event primarily addresses fall and winter transportation maintenance issues. Vendors and speakers present a variety of new equipment and information through an extensive indoor and outdoor display area. The annual snowplow "roadeo" allows individuals and pairs of competitors to compete on a closed course.