Center for Training Transportation Professionals Receives Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Award

The award in the amount of $900,000 dispersed over three years will allow the Center for Training Transportation Professionals to continue to offer training and certification programs for all industry professionals performing quality control and quality assurance testing of materials on federally funded highway construction projects in the state of Arkansas.

Founded in 1996, the training center was developed within the Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center in response to the federal requirement that all laboratories, along with personnel performing sampling and testing for quality control or quality assurance purposes, must be qualified to perform such actions as outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations.

This sponsorship from the Arkansas Department of Transportation will support the Department of Civil Engineering and the Center for Training Transportation Professionals in continuing their mission of educating future civil engineers in the ever-changing landscape of public infrastructure, with an eye towards the interaction between technology and nature.

“The Center for Training Transportation Professionals has a long tradition of providing quality training and certification programs and is recognized as one of the best programs in the nation,” said Stacy Williams, director of Center for Training Transportation Professionals. “This award represents a continued commitment and recognition of the quality programs offered by CTTP that serve a vital role in the transportation industry.”

The programs of the training center allow the U of A a strong connection to industry, maintaining a close relationship with the Arkansas Department of Transportation. These collaborations also provide hourly positions for civil engineering students, allowing them to interact and network with industry professionals. For more information about Center for Training Transportation Professionals or its programs, please visit their website.