CTE’s research program engages multi-disciplinary teams of researchers and students within the University of North Carolina system schools and Duke University to investigate a broad range of transportation and environmental concerns of importance to North Carolina and the southeastern region. At the national level, CTE teams up with universities, consulting firms, and governmental/non-governmental organizations to pursue critical research needs of benefit to transportation and environmental agencies throughout the country.

• Research Support to the U.S. Department of Transportation
  The U.S. Department of Transportation contracts with CTE to lead research and education projects that address intermodal transportation and environmental concerns.

• Participation in NCHRP Projects
  CTE collaborates on research initiatives through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP).

• Technical Assistance to State DOTs
  State transportation departments seek CTE’s assistance with process improvement studies that help to facilitate timely project delivery with environmental excellence.

• CTE-NCDOT Joint Research Initiatives
  CTE assists the North Carolina Department of Transportation with sharing the results of the department’s environmental research program.

• CTE New Frontiers
  CTE serves as a catalyst for the development of exciting new transportation and environmental research initiatives that may require seed funding or other forms of research support.