Researchers at ASU, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University will help lead efforts of the new Arizona Transportation Institute, created to increase the safety, efficiency and sustainability of transportation in the state. The Arizona Department of Transportation, or ADOT, is investing more than $6 million to support the consortium’s first projects. Kyle Squires, dean of the Fulton Schools, recently joined representatives of ADOT, the Federal Highway Administration and the other universities’ engineering programs to mark the establishment of the partnership. The new institute provides a structure for proposing and implementing projects, positioning universities to receive more federal transportation-related research dollars, improving transportation engineering outreach and education and boosting workforce development.

See also: 3 Arizona universities partner with ADOT to reduce crashes, solve other transportation issues, KJZZ, November 25

 Arizona Department of Transportation Taps Into University Talent To Drive Transportation Innovation, hoodline, November 23