The New England Transportation Consortium (NETC) is a research cooperative between the state transportation agencies of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The New England Transportation Consortium (Transportation Pooled Fund study TPF-5(373)) is a research cooperative between the state transportation agencies of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The NETC is a valuable regional partnership for the identification, prosecution and dissemination of shared transportation research initiatives. The NETC represents:
- Financial leveraging opportunities and regional partnerships.
- Stronger partnerships between university faculty and state transportation agencies.
- User-defined, diverse research topics.
- Opportunities for research dissemination and training to practitioners in the field.
Initiated in 1990 to help New England states meet their special research needs by pooling resources and expertise, the NETC is now a well-established and successful multistate partnership.
MaineDOT has served as the lead agency of NETC since 2018. CTC & Associates, a technical communications consulting firm specializing in the transportation sector, provides project management and coordination services.