Inspector Testing for Flexible Pavements, Advanced Structures, Compaction Testing and Traffic Work Zones
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Date/Time:
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Tue 4/29/2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Location:
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ODOT Central Office-DoIT Computer Room; 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
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Class Price:
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$0.00
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The Ohio Department of Transportation's Division of Construction Management provides Construction Inspector Testing in the following four subject areas:
- Flexible Pavements Test
- Advanced Structures Test
- Certification for Compaction Testing
- Traffic Work Zone Test (Note: This test is for construction inspectors only and is NOT for Worksite Traffic Supervisor (WTS) Prequalification.)
Please select the subject you wish to test on from the options in the registration form on the next screen. Make sure to write down what test you signed up to complete as this information will not be included in your confirmation email. Only one test may be completed per testing period. If you sign up to take more than one test per testing period, your second registration will be cancelled.
All test takers MUST be pre-registered. Seating capacity is limited for each testing session.
Please bring with you:
- Government issued photo identification card.
- Non-programmable calculator (item intended and designed to be used only as a calculator).
- Pen or pencil.
- Your MyODOT username and password.
Attendees are still NOT permitted to bring reference materials or spec books into the testing site. As with previous sessions, a supply of reference resources will be available on-site to borrow during testing. Inspector applicants are expected to have knowledge and will be tested on items from the applicable resource publications for each subject area. These include: 2023 ODOT Construction and Material Specifications (C&MS); 2017 ODOT Manual of Procedures (MOP); ODOT Standard Construction Drawings (SCDs), Statewide Plan Notes and Supplemental Specifications; Quality Standards for Temporary Traffic Control Devices (TTCD) & Acceptable Delineation Methods for Vehicles; and the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (OMUTCD) Part 6 and related chapters. See the Construction Inspection Prequalification Testing webpage for additional information.
No cell phones, tablets or laptops will be allowed. No calculators, pens or pencils will be available for loan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Failure to bring these items with you means you will have to take the test without them.
Everyone registering to complete an exam MUST have applied for and obtained a MyODOT username and password and must bring both with them to the test, in order to login to the online testing system at the ODOT Computer Training Room. If you do not already have a MyODOT account, please click here and select Request an Account. Be sure to request a MyODOT Basic account for LTAP eLearning.
Failure to have obtained your MyODOT username and password ahead of time WILL result in being rescheduled to take the exam another day. Please obtain your MyODOT credentials at least two days before the testing date.
Please note the following summary of protocols for testing:
- Effective September 2022: the testing location is ODOT Central Office at 1980 W. Broad Street in Columbus, OH.
- If you are sick or not feeling well, please DO NOT attend the testing session (see comments below).
- Face mask/covering is currently optional at our testing location, based on the preference of each attendee.
- Maintain social distancing of at least six feet when feasible.
- If COVID cases show a significant increase, additional safety protocols may be required in accordance with Ohio Department of Health recommendations.
- No materials will be brought into testing site.
- Must have ID (official state or federal).
- Bring your own calculator (non-programmable).
- Bring a pen or pencil.
- No gathering in the building (inside); must leave when testing is completed.
- You must have your MyODOT username and password to be tested (must be obtained before the testing day).
ODOT has the authority to dismiss any candidate and revoke the test session due to improprieties such as, but not limited to, impersonating a candidate of record, creating a disturbance, receiving help from another individual, attempting to remove test materials, making notes about the test content, use of unauthorized reference materials, accessing one’s cell phone, cheating of any kind, etc. Exam Violations and Consequences.
If you are sick or not feeling well, or if you have any reason to believe you have been exposed to the coronavirus: please DO NOT show up at the testing site, and DO NOT attend the testing session.