Engineering Workshops
NYSLTAP-CLRP hosts engineering-level workshops on a variety of topics throughout the year. Attendees can choose to earn New York State Professional Development Hour Credits (PDHs) in each course. Announcements on engineering workshop topics, dates, and locations are posted on our website and in our program newsletters.
Upcoming Engineering Workshops
Federal Aid 101
Virtual Workshop - 3 PDH credits
- Time Frame: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Workshop fee - Free
- PDH fee - $20
- Virtual - via Zoom
- September 12, 2023 - register via Zoom
Workshop Overview:
Getting federal aid is only the first step in the process to complete a local project. David will walk through a federal aid project from start to finish, discuss the steps to a successful project, & review issues that have led to problems in the past. Attendees will learn the roles & responsibilities of the various parties involved & ways to reduce stress for themselves & the agencies overseeing the work.
Low-Volume Road Pavement Design
In-person workshop - 7 PDH credits
- Time Frame: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Workshop fee - $75
- PDH fee- $20
- In-Person:
- August 1 - Albany County
- Cancelled - Oneida County
- August 3 - Yates County
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Select the road standards applicable for a given set of traffic and land use
- Determine the geometric design for a local road
- Distinguish how pavements fail structurally
- Determine the expected life remaining for a given low-volume highway
- Design the thickness of an overlay or mill and fill pavement
Engineering Workshop General Information
Complete the online registration form or download the form and email it to clrp [at] cornell.edu, send via fax (607-255-4080) or mail it to the New York State Local Technical Assistance Program - Cornell Local Roads Program at 416 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY 4853.
We accept check, cash, credit card, or voucher made payable to "Cornell Local Roads Program." You will receive a link with the confirmations and invoices to pay via credit card.
You will receive a confirmation email when you register and in-person workshop registrants will receive a map to the workshop site. If you have not received a confirmation at least one week before the workshop, please call (607) 255-8033 or email clrp@ cornell.edu. For virtual workshop webinars, you will receive webinar registration weblinks with your confirmation. Workshop prices vary in an effort to provide each course at the lowest possible amount for attendees based on the cost of hosting each individual workshop.
Schedules, agendas, and timing for all in-person and virtual workshops vary.
If you need to cancel please contact us at least 3 business days before the workshop so we may give your space to someone on our waiting list. You may substitute a coworker if you cannot attend.
If you have tested positive for COVID in the last two weeks or have symptoms, we ask that you stay home, and we will issue a refund.
In compliance with state guidelines, we ask that you wear a mask unless vaccinated. Some workshop facilities may require that everyone wear a mask and if that is the case, we will notify you ahead of time. Guidelines are subject to change.