GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Ground was broken Monday for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s new Transportation Center.
The project is part of a $66.5 million referendum approved last year.
The 63,000-square-foot facility will house auto labs for diesel truck repair, collision and refinishing, as well as general auto repair.
There will also be study spaces, classrooms, a welding shop and a demonstration lab.
The college president says there’s a need for this industry.
“We always go out there and talk to various employers to find out what the need is, and this was certainly an area of need that was identified,” said NWTC president Jeff Rafn.
The Transportation Center is expected to open next fall.
The facility will be capable of serving nearly 200 auto tech and diesel truck repair students and 32 collision and refinishing students.
