Northern TTAP: National Tribal Road Maintenance Symposium
The symposium is coordinated by the Northern Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NTTAP), part of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) at North Dakota State University, the USDOI Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Transportation, USDOT Federal Highway Administration Tribal Transportation Program, and professionals from several Tribal transportation departments. The symposium is offered with sponsorship from the USDOT Federal Highway Administration Tribal Transportation Program, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Transportation and UGPTI’s Center for Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability (CTIPS). This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under Agreement No. 693JJ32250018.
Topics May Include
- Successes and challenges for tribal road maintenance
- Updates from the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Successful management of 93-638 road maintenance contracts
- Project management
- Maintenance and operations of gravel roads
- Updates on requirements for signs, striping, delineators and flagging
- Soil stabilization, dust control, seal coats, pavement selection and prioritization
- Bridge inspection and maintenance
- Data management for reporting and priority setting
- Equipment acquisition
- Grant Writing
- Much more
The event will also feature an equipment operator rodeo and a vendor exhibition.
Conference Venue
The Box Elder Events Center
631 WaTiki Way
Box Elder, SD 57719
(605)791-0753
