In its ninth year, the National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) concluded Friday with 18 students celebrating their achievements and walking away with a greater understanding of the transportation industry.

The NSTI is a collaborative effort between Warren County High School, Vance-Granville Community College, the Federal Highway Administration, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

During the three-week paid internship program, high school-aged students are introduced to a wide scope of career opportunities within the industry. The program also incorporated real world experiences through field trips, which included riding a ferry and excursions to SunRock, Walmart Distribution Center, RDU airport, and the Nautilus Museum in Norfolk, VA.

With an attentive audience of family and community members, students explained through presentations what activities they were involved in and what they learned in the process.

Not only did the students gain awareness from the experience and memories that will stay with them long past the summer, but they will also be able to add “OSHA Certified” to their budding resumes after successfully completing the 10-hour training.

Odessa Perry, accompanied by Jennifer Davis, coordinated the NSTI program. Kyle Burwell, Dean of Business & Industry Solutions emceed the program graduation and Lisa Rodwell, Director of Occupational Extension Director, provided an overview of the NSTI program.

Christy Dunston, Director of the Office of HBCU Outreach for the NC Department of Transportation, gave the graduation address and encouraged students to pursue the vast opportunities available in the industry.

After being presented with their certificates of completion, at the conclusion of the ceremony, the newly minted NSTI graduates eagerly demonstrated their individual projects that ranged from structures replicating roadways, industry-related equipment, and other modes of transportation to poster boards mapping out Main Street in Warrenton.

Congratulations to this year’s NSTI graduates!

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Officials will soon be developing design plans for a mobility hub that could transform Warren County.

The NC Department of Transportation and Warren County will host a community meeting next week, Tuesday, February 25 for the proposed Norlina Mobility Hub. The hub would allow people to access different modes of transportation from a central location.

“We’re excited to be working closely with Warren County residents to share information about the mobility hub project and hear how we can work together to get the community ready for rail and bring additional economic activity to the county,” said Brennon Fuqua, director of NCDOT’s Integrated Mobility Division.