In what could become the standard for training women and minorities for the state’s road construction business, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is heading up a new two-week program called the Texas Construction Career Academy funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Civil Rights. The innovative program will teach the basics of highway construction […]
Archives for February 2009
TTI Study Reflects Major Driver Changes in Texas
Texans drove less for eight consecutive months of 2008 compared to the same month the year before, a TTI study has determined. However, drivers hit the road in force in December thanks to much lower gasoline prices. “It’s the first time we’ve seen eight consecutive decreases in at least a decade,” says Associate Research Scientist […]