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LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Letters to Industry
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VDOT to Host Webinar about New Virginia Work Area Protection Manual on October 23
Land Development Services received the following information from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). Forwarding along these webinar details for awareness.
Join the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Traffic Operations Division and its consultants on October 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to learn about the new Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (VWAPM).
Click on this link to register for the webinar. Please also forward on to VDOT staff, engineers, and contractors who are core VWAPM users and need to understand the changes with the new VWAPM.
Key webinar topics:
- Brief introduction to the new VWAPM, its legal background, and relationship to the new Virginia MUTCD
- A walkthrough of the changes between the old (2011 VWAPM revision 2.1) and new (January 2026, version 11.0) VWAPMs
- NOTE: this webinar will only address changes between the 2011 and 2026 VWAPMs. It will not cover VDOT-specific policies that are unchanged from the old VWAPM.
- Transitioning to the new VWAPM
- Implementation for projects already in design
- Updates to VDOT’s work zone certification program
- Q&A
Intended audience:
- Engineers responsible for developing Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans
- VDOT/consultant reviewers responsible for detailed review and approval of MOT plans
- Inspectors responsible for field inspection of complex work zones
- Contractor/VDOT employees who oversee/supervise work zones
- Anyone who is required to have VDOT’s Intermediate and/or Advanced WZ certifications (or the ATSSA equivalents)
This webinar is primarily intended for users who already have some familiarity with the old (2011 v2.1) VWAPM. It is not intended to be a comprehensive instruction on the FHWA MUTCD or how to implement work zones in Virginia.
Other Notes:
- This is a 3-hour virtual webinar. We will periodically provide short breaks.
- The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on the VDOT website following the webinar
- District staff – please pass on to any consultants or contractors you work with
- This webinar is not intended for incident responders or users of VWAPM Part 6O
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