LTAP Technology Exchange (September 2020, vol. 28, no. 3)

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Articles include: Congratulations, Minnesota Mousetrap winners!; Virtual workshops, webinars on tap; Operation Sign Harvest; Rick West earns national engineering award; Mike Sheehan retires after 43 years of public service; Eugene Skok: leader in asphalt and paving; LTAP Steering Committee: membership update; COVID-19: a dispatch from Brainerd; Guidebook helps local agencies choose crosswalk treatments; Shoulder rectangular rumble strips reduce crashes; MCEA seeks nominees for annual safety award; Minnesota's innovations save time, improve safety; National Mousetrap: cleaning trucks and spreaders; Clear Roads: specs for blades with carbide inserts; OPERA project: traffic signal preemption for snowplows; Minnesota LTAP poster wins innovation award at NLTAPA; Lower-cost pavement preservation treatments added to manual; Forecasting software can ease local road planning; Calculating and communicating lifecycle cost; Preferred aggregate base courses for low-volume roads; The Shelf; CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse now in use; Eight ways to engage the public virtually; Webinars and virtual training; CTAP training and resources online; Truck-weight training: video, calculator tutorial; Gravel roads: test your knowledge