University of Rhode Island Transportation Center                                                       5/9/2008 9:58:32 AM
About the Rhode Island T2 Center
The Rhode Island Technology Transfer Center (RI T2), established in 1991, is a cooperative effort of the Federal Highway Administration, Rhode Island Department of Administration and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The Center receives guidance and program direction from an Advisory Committee representing local communities and state government. The Rhode Island Technology Transfer Center is one of 57 Centers established by the Federal Highway Administration Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP).

The objective of the Center is to meet the needs of the local transportation personnel and agencies by:

Establishing and maintaining a system to increase transportation expertise to the state and local transportation and public works agencies.

Providing a conduit for materials prepared at the national level for local use.

Encouraging and promoting effective implementation and use of research findings and innovations for improving transportation.

Improving communication on transportation technology between federal, state, and local transportation agencies.


Local Technical Assistance Program

Established in 1981, the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) is the primary way that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) helps local transportation agencies learn about maintaining and improving their roads, innovative methods and materials, and ways to work smarter.

The LTAP mission is to bridge the gap between research and practice by conducting training sessions and demonstrations and by serving as a clearinghouse for information related to state-of-the-art technology in the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

There are Centers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and six Native American Tribal Associations. The National Local Technology Assistance Center Association (NLTAPA) represents all 57 Centers and is a forum for the exchange of "best practices" so that each Center can continually improve its operations.
  Services  
Information: Technical support, computer information, and referral assistance is available.

Workshops: A variety of scheduled workshops are available. Information is sent to everyone on the mailing list. Special training or informational workshops can be arranged if requested.

Publications: Loans from our library, special orders from federal and state clearing houses and distribution of materials are some of the services we offer.

Electronic Library: Loans of transportation and training oriented videos, compact disks and interactive compact disks (CD-I) are available through our lending library. A CD-I player and TV/VCR combination player is also available.

Quarterly Newsletter: "Rhode Report" is sent to everyone on the mailing list.

The Rhode Island Department of Administration in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides technology transfer assistance for local public works agencies through the Rhode Island Technology Transfer Center, Rhode Island’s Local Technical Assistance Program.
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