Unpaving Guide 

The National Center for Rural Road Safety (Rural Safety Center) is hosting a FREE, 1.5-hour online webinar. 

Webinar Description
This webinar will feature information on converting distressed paved roads to engineered unpaved roads. Information will be shared on how to identify a candidate road for unpaving, how to conduct a road investigation, unpaved road design considerations, specific information on converting roads from paved to unpaved, lifecycle cost information and tools, and information and tools to aid in communicating unpaving with the public. 

Webinar Outcomes
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify poorly performing paved roads that are candidates for conversion to an unpaved surface.
• Compare maintenance and surfacing options to make the best decision for your agency.
• Convert a distressed paved road to an engineered unpaved road.

Target Audience
This training is directed towards a very broad safety audience including, but not limited to, law enforcement, planners, engineers, first responders, elected officials, public health, tourism agencies, and safety culture experts. Participants should have some basic familiarity with transportation safety.

Course Presenters

Dave Jones, University of California
David is the Associate Director of the University of California Pavement Research Center at UC Davis.  He also Chairs the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Low Volume Roads.

Laura Fay, Western Transportation Institute
Laura is a Research Scientist at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, and Program Manager for the Cold Climate Operations & Systems and Infrastructure Longevity & Sustainability research groups.

To register for the webinar, please click on the button below.  Instructions on accessing the webinar will be sent after your registration is confirmed.