MTTI Centers and Programs
Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is a joint effort of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Professional Development and the MDOT Office of Research and National Best Practices. LTAP provides the transportation technology (T2) to local government organizations (counties, cities, and villages) throughout Michigan. The LTAP mission is to bridge the gap between research and practice by conducting training sessions and demonstrations and by serving as a clearinghouse for information related to state-of-the-art technology in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. For more information, visit www.michiganltap.org
Michigan Tech's University Transportation Center for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (MiSTI) is creating the future of transportation infrastructure. MiSTI supports innovative research, distinctive educational programs, and engages industry in a partnership to explore the sustainable use of materials in the construction, maintainence, and repair of transportation infrastructure. MiSTI promotes the most efficient use of naturally occurring resources, the stustainable use of industrial by-products such as fly ash or recycled materials, across many modes and systems. For more information, visit www.misti.mtu.edu.
Michigan Tech Transportation Insitute (MTTI) serves as an umbrella organization bringing together the cross-disciplinary centers and principle investigators conducting transportation related research and education initiatives that address national and global needs. Sustainability is central to all MTTI efforts regarding transportation, and Michigan Tech researchers are leaders at applying sustainability concepts to transportation problems. Currently, researchers from the Departments of Mathematical Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Social Sciences, and the School of Forestry and Environmental Resources are collaborating through MTTI within six focused theme areas: Transportaion Structures; Transportation Materials; Transportation Systems; Transportation and the Environment; Transportation and Society; and Transportation Technology Transfer. For more information, visit www.mtti.mtu.edu.
Technology Development Group (TDG) engages in research and development that supports the transportation management needs of state and local governments. Its primary product, the RoadSoft GIS Integrated Roadway Management System, provides county road commissions, cities, and vollages with a state-of-the-art system for managing roadway assets. From pagements, signs, pavement markings, culverts, and traffic crashes, RoadSoft offers assistance in developing repair and construction strategies for streets and highways. Other development projects include the MERL Project Estimator, crash location software, GIS tools, and online data submission. For more information, visit www.roadsoft.org.
Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) is part of a nationwide effort sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. TTAP explores technology transfer initiatives focusing on technology and informtion on tribal roads and bridges, tourism, and recreation, and related economic development to tribal transportation and planning personnel. TTAP provides technology transfer through training workshops, a quarterly newsletter, and the operation of free publication and videotape training libraries. For more information, visit www.ttap.mtu.edu.Center for Structural Durability (CSD) explores research in the area of durable structural highway systems. Areas of expertise include:
- Ultra high-performance concrete
- Rapid construction for prestressed concrete bridges
- Inspection and repair for transportation systems and bridges
Structural durability-related research helps DOT, Federal and industry clients achieve their performance goals of safety, mobility, and productivity of the transportation system while exploring long-term solutions to improve the condition and durability of transportation structures. For more information, visit www.csd.mtu.edu.