Welcome to MDOT’s Ancillary Structures Program training page. This page provides training resources for ancillary structures inspectors and region staff to stay current on MDOT’s ancillary structures information. Training has been developed in collaboration with infrastructure professionals from MDOT, state and local agencies, and industry partners. MDOT’s Ancillary Structures Program provides on-demand virtual training resources and uses the latest digital tools, learning research, and industry advancements to deliver knowledge for success.
There are nine training modules, including two prerequisites and introductory level training. For more information about the training courses or to request training on a particular course or area, please CONTACT US to request access to program training resources.
Disclaimer: This training has been developed explicitly for the MDOT Ancillary Structures Asset Management Program. It is important to acknowledge that other agencies or asset owners may have distinct requirements for their assets. Certification of this training does not imply the MDOT Ancillary Structures Program assumes or accepts any responsibility for the actions of inspectors or staff following their certification of the training.
This course introduces the MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program, including the purpose of inventory, inspection, and design of the structure types. The AS include culverts less than 10-foot span, walls, sign support structures, towers, and various types of poles. This course goal is to acquaint attendees with information to aid in the inspection process and impart an initial understanding of the inspection results such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance staff, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course introduces MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program’s use of mobile applications to collect inventory and inspection results. The current mobile application is ESRI’s FieldMaps application. The course goal is to provide attendees with skills to aid in inventory and condition inspection using the mobile application from a device such as a tablet or cellular phone.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on inventory and in-service inspection of sign support structures. These structures include cantilever, truss, and dynamic message sign support structures. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Rec) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information is helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on inventory and in-service inspection of retaining walls and noise walls. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information is helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on the inventory and in-service inspection of culverts less than 10-foot span. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on inventory and in-service inspection of embedded poles, steel strain poles and mast arm installations. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on inventory and in-service inspection of spun concrete pole and ESS Tower installations. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on inventory and in-service inspection of frangible and non-frangible pole structures and HMLT. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs)
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
This course provides inspectors who have taken courses 1 and 2 of MDOT’s Ancillary Structures (AS) Program training, further guidance on the inventory and in-service inspection of communication tower installations. The course goal is to provide attendees with the knowledge to conduct an accurate and complete inventory, condition inspection and identify actionable findings from inspections such as Work Recommendations (Work Recs) and Requests for Action (RFAs).
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Field inspectors, inspection quality control and quality assurance personnel, maintenance personnel, engineers, program stakeholders, and other personnel involved in the installation, inspection, maintenance, operations, and repair of ancillary highway structures. This course is not a design course; however, the information would be helpful to those working in the design of ancillary structures.
