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The Alabama Technology Transfer (T2) Center, located on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, was created to bring the newest developments in technology to state and local public works agencies in Alabama. The Center combines the resources of three organizations:

• The US Department of Transportation through its Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

• The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT); and

• Auburn University through its Business and Engineering Continuing Education and Civil Engineering Department.

The mission of the Center is to provide training and information to assist public works, highway or transportation agencies plan, manage and execute their programs as a part of the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) of FHWA. The Center also provides assistance to the ALDOT in administering the Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) of FTA and maintains the Alabama RTAP website.

Training seminars are a part of the T2 Center using the expertise of professionals from throughout the region. Topics covered in the past by Alabama LTAP seminars have included value engineering, public works management, railroad highway grade crossing improvements, local road supervisor skills, standards for land surveyors, retaining wall design, slope maintenance, traffic control in construction, maintenance and utility operations, storm water control,and management techniques. Seminars are taught at locations throughout Alabama.

The Center has an extensive library of publications and videotapes. Library holdings are distributed free of charge to users in Alabama. Included in the library are publications from the Highway Research Center, which is based at Auburn University. Publications available from the Center are listed in the newsletter. Videotapes are loaned from a collection of over 300 titles covering both management and technical topics. A catalog listing the videotapes can be obtained from the Center. The catalog will be mailed via surface mail.

The Center publishes the Alabama Transportation Newsletter for Alabama LTAP with topics of interest in managing, performing and evaluating public works functions. The newsletter is distributed primarily to agencies and individuals in Alabama and to all other centers in the United States. Articles originate in Alabama or are compiled from other sources in engineering and public works periodicals. The newsletter also lists many of the materials available from the Center. The most recent newsletter can be obtained from the Center.

Frequently, the Center receives literature about a public relations or awareness campaign for a specific safety topic. Passing these materials on to local agencies is sometimes difficult to do in a timely manner, so a link is provided to the calendar on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration. From this NHTSA Safe Communities Calendar, there are links to the organizations that are champions for events such as "Buckle Up America Week", "Child Passenger Safety Week", and "School Bus Safety Week". The dates of the events and the locations of any special activities are also shown on the calendar. Other national events are: