Good morning,

LTRC is excited to offer a Highway Capacity Software Hands-On Application workshop on February 6, 2020. Please read the course description below and follow the link to complete your registration.

There is a minimum of 15 participants and a maximum of 24; so your registration will be confirmed prior to the date of the workshop.

This training course presents software demonstrations and hands-on applications using the Highway Capacity Software (HCS7) procedures. Step-by-step instruction for coding analyses will be provided for each software module to review example datasets and generate others field-by-field from information provided. File open and save as well as printing options will be covered.

Overview - HCS Overview, Loading, Main Menu, General Interaction

Freeways - Freeway Segments (Basic, Weaving, Merge & Diverge); Freeway Facilities (Multiple Segments & Time Periods)

Highways- Highway Segments (Multilane Highways & Two-Lane Highways)

Unsignal - Unsignalized Intersections (TWSC, AWSC, Roundabouts & Corridors)

Signals- Signalized Intersections (Demands, Adjustments, Phasing &Timing); Operations, Detailed Data, Phase Duration & Multiple-Period Analysis

Streets - Urban Streets (Segments, Free-Flow Speed, Access Points & Optimization; Ramp Terminals and Alternative Intersections (DDI, DLT, RCUT, MUT)

Instructor:

William M. Sampson, P.E. is a faculty member of the University of Florida (UF) Department of Civil Engineering with over 40 years of experience. He is the Director of the McTrans Center and also is responsible for technical assistance and ongoing development of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS). He teaches two graduate courses (Traffic Engineering and Highway Capacity Analysis) at UF. He is a former member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (HCQS) committee, still serving on several subcommittees.

Registration Link:

https://registration.ltrc.lsu.edu/courses/view?id=118

Registration Deadline:

January 24, 2020

Course Date:

February 6, 2020

Location:

Transportation Training and Education Center (TTEC)

Room 160

4099 Gourrier Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Time:

9:00am - 4:00pm (Time subject to change)

Course Fees:

Course can be paid via credit card, check, or money order.
DOTD: LTRC Pays Registration Fee
State and Local Governments: $300
Private Industry/Consultants/Contractors: $498

*All checks or money orders must be made payable to the “DOTD-LTRC Transportation Training and Education Fund"*

Mail check or money order to:
Layne Brown, Training Coordinator
LTRC/LADOTD
4101 Gourrier Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Layne A. Brown

Training Program Coordinator

Transportation Training & Education Center (TTEC)

4099 Gourrier Ave.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

225-767-9721

www.ltrc.lsu.edu