The South Carolina Transportation Technology Transfer Service is one of 57 Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) centers nationwide. LTAP was established by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 1982. Our operational funds come from FHWA with matching funds from the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

Each center provides a unique range of transportation skills and expertise geared toward improving the local transportation infrastructure.

• Publishing a quarterly newsletter
  
• Serving as a clearinghouse for local transportation agencies to obtain publications, videotapes, and other technology resource materials
  
• Conducting training for local transportation agencies

This workshop will give you the specific strategies you need to strengthen your writing skills. Participants will learn how to master the essentials for writing reports, proposals, memos, and letters; overcome “writer’s block”; edit technical information effectively; and identify and correct common problems of grammar and punctuation.

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The conference combines technical presentations with product exhibits to provide a forum for exchange of ideas within the public works community.

Two great events at the summer meeting are the annual golf tournament and the backhoe rodeo. The golf tournament will be Wednesday July 8th, at Arcadian Shores, adjacent to Kingston Plantation. The backhoe rodeo is being sponsored by Briggs Equipment. The final rodeo will be Wednesday evening and will be at the Hilton on the lawn by the beach, followed by the family picnic.

Technical sessions will begin on Thursday with the opportunity to meet exhibitors during breakfast, lunch and breaks. Sessions will continue on Friday morning and the annual banquet will be held Friday evening. The conference will close on Saturday morning with a final general technical session.

It has come to our attention that a incorrect Hilton Hotel contact number has been circulating on the web. If you plan to make reservations by phone, please call 1-800-876-0010.

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This training was developed by the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TCCC) in partnership with NHI to review reading of road plans, both state and county, and structures, both bridge and culvert. This course is recommended for the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council levels I - IV. The ability to read plans is essential for anyone involved in highway and/or bridge construction. This course contains modules covering both basic plan reading instructions, as well as, providing a more in-depth level of instruction for anyone seeking more information and/or a review of plan reading. The highway plan reading modules cover the title page, legend, notes, curves, stationing, utilities, right of way, and more. The bridge module contains information on substructures, superstructures, and the plan details pertaining to the parts of each. The culvert module includes plan sheets on steel placement, walls, footings, and the other details of culvert plans.

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If you are willing to receive our brochure and/or newsletters electronically, please complete the electronic request form. You will have the option of selecting only the brochure or selecting the brochure and newsletter. A couple of advantages to receiving the brochure and newsletter via e-mail are that you will receive notification of workshops faster, and you can easily forward them to other individuals in your office who might be interested. We will send the documents in a PDF format that will allow you to print them for your accounting department for payment processing.

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