MnDOT NHI Roadside Safety Design

Date and Location

Not currently scheduled.

About the Event

This National Highway Institute (NHI) course (FHWA-NHI-380032A) provides an overview of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Roadside Design Guide. This course is intended for experienced safety and design engineers.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply the clear zone concept to all classes of roadway.
  • Recognize unsafe roadside design features and make appropriate changes.
  • Warrant roadside and median barriers.
  • Design roadside barriers.
  • Select the most appropriate end treatment.
  • Select the most appropriate safety hardware.
  • Correctly locate safety hardware.
  • Describe the elements of economic analysis.

Who Should Attend

Experienced federal, state, and local highway engineers involved in the formulation and/or application of policies and standards relating to the design of safe roadside hardware. Course curriculum focuses primarily on high-speed roadside safety design. 

More Information

With questions about this NHI training content, contact Khamsai Yang at khamsai.yang@state.mn.us. For all other questions, contact Samantha Hahn-Douville with the Center for Transportation Studies at snhahn@umn.edu.

Sponsor

This class is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Design Standards Unit and hosted by the Center for Transportation Studies.