Minnesota Local Roads Traffic Safety Regional Workshops
Overview
MnDOT State Aid and MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering have been working on developing traffic safety workshop content to be delivered in-person at 24 locations across Minnesota. The goal of this project is to provide cities, counties, and other local road agencies in Minnesota with updated tools to focus on reducing fatal and serious injury crashes on their roadway system.
The workshop will be held in a classroom setting, with opportunities for questions and discussion throughout the day.
Topics
Our workshop agenda was developed with input from city and county transportation partners. Led by experts from MnDOT and HDR, the full-day workshop will cover:
- MN Traffic Safety History: Introduction to the history of traffic safety in Minnesota
- Regional Crash Data Review: Breakdown of crash data into contributing factors and focus areas, including Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) to help understand regional crash trends.
- Countermeasures: Discussion of solutions for frequent crash types, grouped by rural and urban roads
- Effective Communication: Strategies for communicating with elected officials, stakeholders, and law enforcement.
- Funding Opportunities: Overview of state and federal funding opportunities for local transportation agencies
- Discussion: Time for questions and conversation on traffic safety topics not covered in the training material.
Target audience
City, county, MnDOT, and other transportation agency staff involved in traffic safety work with focus on infrastructure strategies.
Workshop schedule
| Date | ATP | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2024 | 2 (Northwest) | Beltrami County Administration Building - 701 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 | COMPLETED |
| 6/25/2024 | 1 (Northeast) |
St Louis County Public Works - Virginia Office - 7823 Hwy 135, Virginia | COMPLETED |
| 7/16/2024 | 2 (Northwest) |
Pennington County Highway Department – 250 125th Ave NE, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 | COMPLETED |
| 7/25/2024 | 1 (Northeast) | City of Hermantown Training Center - 5111 Maple Grove Road, Hermantown, MN 55811 | COMPLETED |
| 8/7/2024 | 6 (Southeast) | Public Works Building Multi Purpose Room - 1200 Belview Trail, Faribault, MN 55021 | COMPLETED |
| 8/13/2024 | 7 (South Central) | New Ulm County Courthouse - 14 South State Street, New Ulm, MN | COMPLETED |
| 8/21/2024 | 4 (West Central) | Becker County MnDOT office - 1771 N Tower Rd Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 | COMPLETED |
| 8/28/2024 | 8 (Southwest) |
Redwood County – Highway Department 1820 E Bridge St, Redwood Falls, MN 56283 | COMPLETED |
| 9/5/2024 | 6 (Southeast) | MnDOT Southeast District HQ Office - 2900 48th Street NW Rochester MN 55901 | COMPLETED |
| 9/17/2024 | 4 (West Central) | Douglas County Public Works - 526 Willow Drive, Alexandria, MN 56308 | COMPLETED |
| 9/24/2024 | 8 (Southwest) |
Kandiyohi Public Works - 1801 Hwy 12 E Willmar, MN 56201 | COMPLETED |
| 9/30/2024 | 7 (South Central) | Noble County Government Center (Farmers Room) - 315 10th St, Worthington, MN 56187 | COMPLETED |
| 10/2/2024 | 3 (Central) |
Stearns County Highway Department - 455 28th Avenue South Waite Park, MN 56387 | COMPLETED |
| 10/10/2024 | Metro 1 | Ramsey County Public Works - 1425 Paul Kirkwold Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 | COMPLETED |
| 10/29/2024 | Metro 2 | Empire Maintenance Facility - 2800 160th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068 | COMPLETED |
| 11/12/2024 | 3 (Central) |
Crow Wing County Highway Department - 16589 Co Rd 142, Brainerd, MN 56401 | COMPLETED |
| 11/14/2024 | Metro 3 | Eden Prairie City Center Garden Room – 8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 | COMPLETED |
| 1/14/2025 | Metro 4 |
Minnetonka Community Center – 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345 | Metro Minnetonka |
For more information
Contact Girma Feyissa, State Aid Traffic Safety Engineer girma.feyissa@state.mn.us or 651-366-3818.