About LTAP
The PennDOT Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is one of
52 LTAP centers across the nation (one in each state, Puerto Rico and one regional
center serving Tribal communities). These centers are dedicated
to transferring transportation technology through training, technical assistance,
and other customer services to municipal elected officials and their staff. The
LTAP program is designed to help Pennsylvania’s municipalities, which maintain over
78,000 miles of roadways, make the best use of their roadway maintenance dollars.
PennDOT LTAP provides technical information and proven technologies dealing with
roadway maintenance and safety methods to meet the growing demands on municipal
governments. PennDOT LTAP has provided technology transfer services to Pennsylvania’s
2600 municipal governments since 1983. All LTAP services are free to municipalities.
On average, the PennDOT LTAP training and technology transfer programs train and
assist nearly 6,000 municipal employees per year in effective and efficient maintenance
procedures, essential safety practices, and infrastructure management processes.
Historically, PennDOT LTAP has augmented this training with nearly 200 one-on-one
technical assistance sessions and the dissemination of approximately 50,000 pieces
of information highlighting practical technological advances Read more..
What is the Roads Scholar Program?
Offered by the Pennsylvania Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP),
the Roads Scholar Program provides an opportunity for municipal employees to be
trained by LTAP’s professional team in the latest road-related technologies and
innovations. The program provides a professional certification to municipal employees
and officials who attend a certain number of courses within a three-year period.
Courses are conducted at convenient locations throughout the Commonwealth. During
these courses, participants are educated on up-to-date maintenance and safety
topics taught by LTAP's technical experts. You can track your progress by logging
in to your account, using the View My Schedule feature. Just clear out the start
date and click on the search button. Check the current class offerings for more
information. Read more..
ROADWAY INVENTORIES AND PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
STORMWATER PROJECT BID AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
INTERSECTION SIGHT DISTANCE II: I STILL CAN’T SEE!
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MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Thursday,
February 1, 2024
Welcome
to this session on PennDOT’s Municipal Services program. Municipal Services
provide important resources to local communities in a variety of areas for your
local roads, such as the Liquid Fuels Program, Agility Program, Project
Development/Delivery, COSTARS, and others. During this session, you will hear
an overview of PennDOT services for local governments, as well as have time to
ask questions and chat with municipal services representatives from around
Pennsylvania. Learn how to utilize the help PennDOT has to offer for your local
roads!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, January 4, 2024
How do you Control traffic? The Halloween Parade, the Turkey Trot 5K, a community block party. Events like these often require short term road closures that impact the traveling public. While many of these events of been happening for decades, is your traffic control current and appropriate for today’s travelers? Join LTAP staff and your fellow municipalities to discuss the standards and requirements for traffic control, the use of people to direct traffic, and how other municipalities have successfully controlled traffic during special events.
View a Recording for Special Events
MYTHS OF RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP)
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) has been consistently processed and incorporated into new pavement mixtures since the 1970’s. Since 2009, the National Asphalt Pavement Association has documented a 69% increase in the tons of RAP incorporated into pavement mixtures and a 6% increase in the RAP content of placed pavement mixtures through their annual industry Survey. With RAP continuing to provide cost savings when compared to the use of virgin materials and the performance of higher RAP mixes continuing to be tested to verify performance, come and learn about the use of RAP in pavement mixtures.
View a Recording for Myths of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP)
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Learn more about Technical Assistance
Why do I need an Account?
- Take advantage of LTAP's Roads Scholar
Programs and/or "Road Shows"
- View and manage your class schedule quickly
and easily online
- Register quickly online for scheduled
training sessions
- Request library materials and other various
publications
- Request a new class session to be held
in a specific geographic area
- Submit general comments or ideas about
the site and LTAP
- View the status of your submitted requests
- Request technical assistance from LTAP's
Technology Transfer Specialists. Engineers will answer your questions or come to
your municipality to look at particular problems
- If there are classes, publications, or
services that aren't currently offered, you may make requests for those things online
- Receive automatic reminders and updates
on classes and account information
- Manage user account information (i.e.
address, phone number, password, etc.)
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