Security is important to consider when designing and building transportation infrastructure. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Eastern to illustrate deployment strategies for implementing infrastructure-based security practices. Presenters will describe case studies from Minnesota and Idaho to demonstrate successful security measures. They will also discuss how to make bridges more secure, and will present the Security Implementation Tool that state departments of transportation (DOTs) can use to benchmark and plan security parameters.

This webinar was organized by TRB’s Standing Technical Committee on Critical Infrastructure Protection. It also features research from NCHRP Research Report 525: Security 101: A Physical Security Primer for Transportation Agencies and NCHRP Research Report 793: Incorporating Transportation Security Awareness into Routine State DOT Operations and Training.

Some registrants will need to pay $95 to attend this webinar. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Research overview: Chelsea Treboniak, Critical Ops
2. Minnesota case study: Stephen Terhaar, Minnesota Department of Transportation
3. Idaho case study: Neal Murphy, Idaho Transportation Department
4. Bridges case study: Jenni Hesterman, Independent Consultant
5. Cybersecurity case study, security implementation tool: Chelsea Treboniak, Critical Ops
6. Question and answer session: Moderated by Chelsea Treboniak, Critical Ops

The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify challenges and opportunities related to security practices at state DOTs
2. Leverage existing tools and resources to enhance current security parameters
3. Integrate and assess change management elements when implementing security practices at the enterprise, program, project, and activity levels

Professional Development Hour Information

Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum.