Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction (WAQTC) 2021-2025

In the mid 1990's several northwestern state and federal highway agencies recognized the need for qualified materials test technicians and laboratories conducting acceptance testing on materials incorporated into transportation facilities. These highway agencies formed the Northwest Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction (NAQTC), which produced five technician-training and qualification modules. Since materials testing procedures vary little from state to state, the NAQTC determined that all highway agencies in the western United States would benefit from a united effort. The NAQTC invited all WASHTO states to join. Eventually 7 additional states’ highway agencies joined to form the Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction (WAQTC). WAQTC is focused in three main areas: Standardizing test methods (WAQTC, AASHTO, and ASTM), accreditation of the Transportation Technician Qualification Program (TTQP), and working together on national programs of significance including research, training, and technology deployment. The existing pooled fund TPF-5(349) will be closed in 2021, and a new TPF will be formed which will fund the continued development and refinement of the TTQP, including: (1) Maintaining and revising the six existing WAQTC TTQP training and certification courses in coordination with member state agencies; (2) Distributing training materials, including training manuals, PowerPoint presentations, and written and practical exams, to member states; (3) Maintaining the WAQTC website, and (4) Developing and presenting proposed revisions and new standards to the AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/703

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $408000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(476)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  Research Development & Technology Transfer
  3132 Channel Dr
  Juneau, AK  United States 

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  608 East Boulevard Avenue
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0700

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  Western Federal Lands

  Vancouver, WA  United States 

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Project Development
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8380

  Colorado Department of Transportation

  2829 W. Howard Place
  Denver, CO  United States  80204

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  355 Capitol St. NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301-3871

  Hawaii Department of Transportation

  2530 Likelike Highway
  Honolulu, HI  United States  96817

  Idaho Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 7129
  3311 W. State Street
  Boise, ID  United States  83707-1129

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504

  Central Federal Lands

  Lakewood, CO  United States  80228
• Project Managers:

  Stevens, David

• Start Date: 20220428
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20230430

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Certification; Coordination; Facilities; Materials tests; Quality control; Road construction; Standardization; Technicians; Test procedures; Training; Transportation departments
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01768945
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(476)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 2021 9:16PM