Description: | This is a self-study introductory traffic signals course that provides an overview of traffic signal procedures to Department personnel, municipal officials, planning partners, contractors, developers, consultant engineers, and other traffic signal stakeholders.
Participants will understand the various laws, regulations, standards, policy, and guidance information provided by the Department along with understanding the various components of a traffic signal. The course also serves as a refresher for experienced staff or as an introduction to additional subjects related to traffic signals outside of their current job duties.
This course is intended to be a high-level overview of various traffic signal items.
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Locate and navigate the various publications related to traffic signals in Pennsylvania
- List the steps within a traffic signal agreement between the Department and other agencies
- Perform a partial traffic signal warrant analysis
- Identify various traffic signal components used in the field
- List the items in a typical traffic signal plan set
- Define common traffic signal timing and phasing terminology
- Define asset management and list the different types of traffic signal maintenance.
In order to receive credit for completion of the course, the participant must pass a final quiz built at the end of the course and follow the instructions to submit their results to PennDOT.
The course includes seven modules plus one final exam; an estimated completion time of the entire course is seven hours (includes review time). Any module may be viewed as many times as desired.
Module 7 is a review of traffic signal asset management and maintenance. The module has a running time of 6 minutes and an approximate review/reading time of 5 minutes.
PennDOT provides continuing education credits (3 PDHs total) for completion of all modules, including the final exam. Follow the instructions on the Final Exam module to submit proof of completion to PennDOT to receive a Certificate of Completion.
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