MTTI Centers and Programs
The Center for Technology & Training (CTT) provides technology transfer, software development and research services to support agencies that manage public infrastructure. With annual funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan Technological University (MTU), the CTT administers Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and manages the development and support of software for roadway asset management, project estimating, and project management. The CTT also works under contract with other agencies to complete discrete research and service projects. For more information, please visit www.ctt.mtu.edu..
Michigan's Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) serves as the Technology Transfer (T2) effort of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Professional Development. 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. Michigan’s LTAP is funded by FHWA, the Michigan Department of Transportation, and Michigan Technological University. For more information, please visit www.michiganltap.org
RoadSoft is an integrated GIS-based roadway asset management system that addresses the planning and management needs of local governments and agencies. RoadSoft includes powerful features for optimizing pavement management strategies, predicting pavement deterioration, managing sign data including retroreflectivity, and analyzing safety on roadway networks. RoadSoft also provides tools for managing culverts, guardrails, pavement markings, intersections, and other roadway assets. For more information, please visit www.roadsoft.org. 
The vision of the Rail Transportation Program (RTP) is to expand its service to the rail industry by offering an interdisciplinary program in railroad engineering and urban transit rail that will provide opportunities for our students and faculty to participate in the development and operation of rail transportation for the 21st century. The multidisciplinary program uses three integrated activity groups to increase rail exposure and to encourage students, faculty and industry partners in rail transportation; projects and research, education and events and extracurricular activities. For more information, visit www.rail.mtu.edu.
The University Transportation Center for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (UTC-MiSTI), is exploring the role materials play in the sustainability of our transportation infrastructure. Faculty and research staff with expertise in aggregates and soils, portland cement concretes, and asphalts, are exploring innovative materials and processes for creating a transportation infrastructure that meets our needs for maintaining global competitiveness, relies less on limited natural resources, is more economical to construct, repair and maintain, and promotes environmental stewardship without compromising mobility, safety, and accessibility. For more information, visit www.misti.mtu.edu.
The 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 information 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.
The Transportation Materials Research Center (TMRC) provides technical expertise and state-of-the-art laboratories to support the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) transportation materials research and investigation by maintaining highly qualified technical staff and certified facilities. Specific areas of research include the behavior and performance of materials including asphalt, concrete, unbound aggregate, and soils. For more information, visit www.tmrc.mtu.edu.
The Center for Structural Durability (CSD) explores research in the area of durable structural highway systems including ultra-high performance concrete applications, rapid construction for prestressed concrete bridges, and inspection and repair of transportation systems and bridges using remote sensing and other non-destructive inspection techniques. Structural durability related research helps state DOTs, federal agencies and industry clients achieve their performance goals of safety, mobility, and productivity of the transportation system while developing long-term solutions to improve the resiliency of our nation's transportation structures. For more information, visit www.csd.mtu.edu.