About Baystate Roads
Baystate Roads, the Massachusetts Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), was established in 1986 through a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) national effort to improve access to roadway technology, innovation, education and resources for local agencies. Baystate Roads is based under the UMass Transportation Center (UMTC) umbrella within the Transportation Engineering Program at the UMass Amherst Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Baystate Roads is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) with support from the Federal Highway Administration.
While (LTAP) centers across the country are an invaluable and indispensable asset to local roadway infrastructure professionals, the capabilities and needs of local agencies differ. And it is the understanding and recognition of these differences that have been primarily responsible for the program’s success. Through feedback provided by workshop participants, evaluations, advisory groups, and events, Baystate Roads identifies and develops training, resources, and assistance to meet the needs of the local agencies of Massachusetts. As a result, Baystate Roads is well-equipped to help build out knowledge and skills that make sense and matter most to its local agencies and the roadway infrastructures they maintain.
Vision:
To be recognized by the Commonwealth’s municipal public works teams as their premier resource and partner in professional development of roadway and transportation infrastructure and technologies by meeting their ever-evolving educational and training needs.
Mission:
To foster a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound surface transportation system for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by improving the skills and increasing the knowledge of the municipal transportation workforce and decision-makers, through training and technical support and assistance.
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Baystate Roads
UMass Transportation Center
University of Massachusetts
316 Hampshire House
131 County Circle
Amherst 01003
Phone: (413) 545-2604
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