The Federal Highway Administration created the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) in 1982 to provide local agencies with information and training programs to address the maintenance of local roadways and bridges.
The Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) was established in 1991 to address the transportation needs of Native American tribes. Today, state departments of transportation, the U.S. DOT's Office of Federal Lands Highway, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and host universities are sponsoring partners in the LTAP/TTAP project.
Local transportation agencies have saved an estimated $8 for every $1 LTAP spends on information and training. LTAP/TTAP centers annually:
reach over 12,500 local communities
training more than 115,000 people at over 4,000 training sessions
send newsletters to more than 131,000 local contacts
