The North Carolina Local Technical Assistance Program (N.C. LTAP) is pleased to announce Kenny Hales as a 2009 graduate of the Roads Scholar Program. Mr. Hales is an Equipment Operator for the Street Maintenance Division for the City of Garner, managing the upkeep of the streets and right-of-ways within the city.

Administered through N.C. LTAP at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, the program provides high quality training at affordable costs for government agencies in the areas of road fundamentals, safety, drainage, snow and ice removal and training management. Each participant must complete at least seven of the courses designated with Roads Scholar credit to complete the program.

"Participants gain expertise and receive targeted training through this program." says Linda Collier, assistant director of the LTAP program.

"Kenny has not only enhanced his education but can help his division better serve the citizens of Garner." N.C. LTAP is funded by a grant from the Federal Highway Administration and is one of 58 centers in the United States.

The Institute for Transportation Research and Education, administered by North Carolina State University, is a non-profit organization that conducts research and provides education and technical assistance for a wide variety of surface and air transportation issues with the goals of solving problems and creating new products, better services, and smarter workers. ITRE is located on NCSU's Centennial Campus.

For more information about ITRE and its related programs, visit www.itre.ncsu.edu.