Traffic Assistance Services for Kansas course offerings scheduled

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News release prepared by: Somer Sampleton, 785-532-5888, somers@gw.ksu.edu

Friday, October 13, 2006

TRAFFIC ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR KANSAS COURSE OFFERINGS SCHEDULED

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University and the University of Kansas, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Kansas Department of Transportation, have set the 2006-2007 schedule of course offerings for Traffic Assistance Services for Kansas.

Each course will be offered as a one-day or half-day course. The fees for each course vary, and continuing education units are available.

The course schedule by location includes:

* Hutchinson -- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Technicians, Dec. 19; Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities/Traffic Calming, Dec. 20; and Traffic Engineering for Technicians, Dec. 21.

* Norton -- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Technicians, May 15, 2007; Geometric Design for Very Low Volume Local Roads, May 16, 2007; and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Emergency Response Personnel, May 17.

* Topeka -- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Technicians, March 20, 2007; Low Cost Safety Improvements, March 21, 2007; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Emergency Response Personnel, March 22, 2007;

* Wichita -- Design of Modern Roundabouts, Oct. 24.

Course instructors include Robert W. Stokes, professor of civil engineering at K-State; Edward J. Myers, senior principal, Kittelson and Associates Inc.; Thomas E. Mulinazzi, professor of civil engineering at KU; Ron Seitz, assistant bureau chief, Bureau of Local Projects, Kansas Department of Transportation; and Lynn Berges, traffic safety engineer, Bureau of Local Projects, Kansas Department of Transportation.

More information on Traffic Assistance Services for Kansas courses is available by contacting Stokes at 785-532-1595 or drbobb@k-state.edu; or by contacting Mulinazzi at 785-864-2928 or tomm@ku.edu. Registration information is available by calling 785-532-5569 or 1-800-432-8222. To register online, visit http://www.dce.ksu.edu/dce/conf/task