Program: Traffic Operations I – 2017 Transportation Short Course

Sessions: Previous Session – Materials I | Next Session – Construction II

Tuesday, October 10
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Room: MSC 2300 D&E

Program and Session Co-Chairs: Rebecca Wells, P.E., Atlanta District, TxDOT
Scott Cooner, P.E., TTI
Ed Seymour, P.E., Ph.D., TTI

	Moderator: Ugonna Ughanze, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	X-Ramps vs. Diamonds: Safety and Operational Issues for Conversion Karen Dixon, P.E., Ph.D., TTI (Dixon presentation slides, 2.3MB \| Dixon presentation video)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.	Dealing with Traffic Impacts and Issues at Charter Schools Kelly Parma, P.E., Lee Engineering (Parma presentation slides, 2.9MB \| Parma presentation video)
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Proactive Signal Timing and Congestion Mitigation on Arterial Roads Maurice Johnson, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT Steve Chiu, EIT, Houston District, TxDOT (Johnson and Chiu presentation slides, 2.7MB \| Johnson and Chiu presentation video)
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	BREAK
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	New Wiring Recommendations Based on ArcFlash Concerns and Studies Michael Olivo, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT Aaron Ramirez, EIT, Traffic Operations Division, TxDOT (Olivo and Ramirez presentation slides, 2.3MB \| Olivo and Ramirez presentation video)
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.	How to Not Drop the Ball: Task Management Tool and How to Better Manage Your RMC’s: RMC Tracker Tool Rafael Guzman, P.E., Laredo District, TxDOT (Guzman presentation slides, 4.8MB \| Guzman presentation video)
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Traffic Engineering Measures That Solicit Positive Public Comments James Keener, Houston District, TxDOT Barbara Russell, P.E., Houston District, TxDOT (Keener and Russell presentation slides, 5.2MB \| Keener and Russell presentation video)