MnDOT Preliminary Layout Geometric Design

March 28–March 30, 2023
Day One: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Central
Day Two: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Central
Day Three: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Central

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 9:00 am–Thursday, March 30, 2023, 4:00 pm
MnDOT Shoreview Training and Conference Center

1900 County Road I West
Shoreview, MN 55126

About the Event

This three-day class focuses on preliminary layout geometric design. Participants will draft preliminary layouts and demonstrate project-oriented geometric design concepts and operational and safety performance outcomes. Participants will also increase awareness of the layout submittal process, project documentation and guidance documents, MnDOT policies, and the Geometric Design Support Unit’s review and approval process. Class exercises will include interchange, RCUT, roundabout, downtown recon, and working within constraints.

At the class, participants will use design equations, charts, and resource manuals. Participants will sketch preliminary layouts and geometric design applications for highway preservation projects and for new highway construction projects. The curriculum features the following case examples:

  • TH38 downtown reconstruction in Big Fork
  • TH52 interchange in Hader
  • Hwy. 371 RCUT corridor in Brainerd
  • TH194 roundabout in Saginaw
  • Working within constraints, Anoka Hwy. 10 at Thurston

Registration

If you are a MnDOT employee, please follow the following instructions to register:

  1. Obtain supervisory approval for your training request and travel time.
  2. Use your Office/District Training Registration Process.
  3. When your training request is approved, you will receive an email enrollment confirmation.

All other participants should register online. The cost to attend is $900, which includes learning materials and meals. Registration is limited to 14 individuals, so early registration is encouraged.

Who Should Attend

This class is for intermediate to advanced highway design practitioners and planners.

More Information

With questions about class content, contact Douglas Carter, P.E., MnDOT State Geometrics Engineer, at douglas.carter@state.mn.us. For all other questions, contact Samantha Redmond with the Center for Transportation Studies at redmo062@umn.edu.

Sponsor

This class is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Project Management Technical Support, Geometric Design Support Unit and hosted by the Center for Transportation Studies.