Congressman Johnson Highlights Putting ‘People Over Politics’ at GPTC Groundbreaking

$12M Regional Transportation Training Center Funding From American Rescue Plan, Congressional CPFs, state and local municipalities

STONECREST, GA — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) celebrated the groundbreaking of a new $12 million Regional Transportation Training Center at Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Georgia’s Fourth District in South DeKalb. 

“The investments and efforts that are being put into bringing this project to fruition are a testament to what we can do when we put people over politics and get to work for the American people and our constituents,” said Rep. Johnson, who pointed to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, the CHIPS & Science Act and his Community Funding Project program as highlights of the work to invest in the American people and create better paying jobs.    

Once completed in the summer of 2024, the Regional Transportation Training Center will be the largest of its kind in the Southeast – serving hundreds of students a year.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reports heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Georgia earn an average salary of more than $52,000/year and employment in this industry is projected to grow four percent over the next eight years.  Georgia Piedmont Technical College offers truck-driving courses through its traditional credit route as well as the economic development division; the college also trains MARTA bus drivers. Successful completion of the CDL course can get students on the road in just a few months.

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