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Traffic Engineering
Traffic Engineering's mission is to provide traffic engineering expertise and leadership for both permanent and temporary highway conditions to highway travelers, DOTD's districts and headquarters, other government entities, our highway industry partners and Louisiana's residents and business owners.
Traffic Engineering Key Responsibilities
- Interpret and implement state and federal transportation law, national standards (primarily the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the Policy on Geometric Design of Highways) through the development of administrative code, policies, manuals, standards, and guidelines
- Provide traffic engineering direction and support through the planning, study, modeling, design, and review of geometric features (intersections and interchanges), control devices (signs, traffic signals, and pavement marking), and access (connections and impact studies)
- Improve the safety and operation of corridors through speed studies, signal retiming, and access management projects
- Assist district implementation of standards and policies by providing training, technical assistance, and administering appeal processes
- Develop training materials and coordinate training events
- Provide technical support and testimony in legislative development and legal expertise in litigation
- Represent the State and Department in local, regional, and national organizations
- Evaluate new products, techniques, and concepts
- Publish information beneficial to our customers
Traffic Engineering uses MyDOTD to let you know about upcoming training events, meetings, new policies and new standards. If you would like to receive these announcements, please sign up for MyDOTD, confirm your account through email and then click the Division of Traffic Engineering under Information To Receive.