The document summarizes Ryan Weyers' summer internship with Lincoln Transportation and Utilities. It describes his daily work using various software programs and conducting traffic studies. Special projects included school zone upgrades and standard plan updates. Weyers attended department meetings to discuss signs, projects, and plan updates. He also visited sites for temporary traffic control inspections, a cabinet replacement, and a utility location project. Weyers attended a joint conference and networking events. He gained experience in engineering skills, compared internships, and learned effective problem-solving and communication are critical.

1. MATC Summer Internship:
LincolnTransportation and
Utilities
RyanWeyers
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2. DailyWork
• MicroStation and Avigilon
• Google Earth, Microsoft Excel andWord
• Pedestrian counts, gap studies, vehicle
turning movements
• Hospital sign mapping
• Temporary traffic control comparisons

3. Special Projects
• School zone upgrades
• 3 intersections, advance warnings or RRFBs
• Plan sheets with utilities, wiring, pull boxes, sidewalks, etc.
• Lincoln Standard Plans (LSPs) updates
• Modify linework, callouts, and notes
• Add new information and new sheets

4. Meetings
• Traffic engineering department meeting
• Sign/pavement markings question and answer
• 27th project updates
• Project delivery summary of projects
• LSP updates review and feedback

5. SiteVisits
• Temporary traffic
control inspections on
27th
• Cabinet replacement at
27th and Cornhusker
• Utility locates for school
zone upgrades
• 56th and Old Cheney
emergency project
• 9th and Hill Miovision

6. NITE Events
• Joint NITE/NEASCE conference
• Interesting current and future project
details
• MATC update
• Minigolf outing
• Networking and socializing

7. Takeaways
• Additional experience and practice with engineering
skills and methods
• Compare and contrast between two internships
• Problems will arise and being able to deal with them
effectively is key
• Communication isn’t secondary, it is critical

8. Pictures
• https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/road_work/traffic_control.ht
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• https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2020/05/13/7-feedback-principles/