About TTI
| Established: | 1950 |
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| FY 2010 research funding: | $48.3M |
| Statewide locations: | 10 |
| International locations: | 2 |
| State and national research centers: | 9 |
| Transportation professionals trained: | > 4,000 |
| FY 2011 operating budget: | $52.6 M |
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) seeks solutions to the problems and challenges facing all modes of transportation. TTI, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2010, works on over 600 research projects with over 200 sponsors annually at all levels of government and the private sector. TTI is recognized as one of the finest higher education-affiliated transportation research agencies in the nation and helps prepare students for transportation careers.
TTI has saved the state and nation billions of dollars through strategies and products developed through its research program. Its research has a proven impact, resulting in lives, time and resources saved. The Institute has made significant advancements in transportation safety, mobility, planning, systems, infrastructure, the environment and other vital areas.
With headquarters and laboratories on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, TTI also maintains a full-service safety proving grounds facility and other research facilities in Bryan. TTI has offices in Arlington, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, Houston and San Antonio. TTI’s newest locations are in Doha, Qatar, on the campus of Texas A&M University at Qatar, and at the Texas A&M University Center in Mexico City.
