{"id":5,"date":"2025-12-10T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:43:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>R.I. Transportation Research Lab<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2325\/AdobeStock_183522650-Transportation-Homepage-Hero.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rhode Island Transportation Research Lab (RITRL) conducts interdisciplinary studies in the areas of intelligent transportation infrastructure and systems. Research efforts cover all modes of transportation by land, rail, air and sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lab (RITRL) was established in 1992 and conducted interdisciplinary studies in the areas of intelligent transportation infrastructure and systems (ITIS). We also undertake several intermodal transportation projects.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Annual RI Transportation Forum<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, October 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2325\/26-RITRL-Web-edit-KWL-10-20.pdf\" title=\"\">see this year&#8217;s program<\/a>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/research\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Research<\/h2><p>Research teams have a special interest in developing next-generation transportation materials such as high-performing asphalts, concretes, composites, steel, soils, and pavement marking materials, etc. We also work on Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure and Systems (ITIS). <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/publications\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Publications<\/h2><p>See the latest publications from our researchers.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">leanr more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/people\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>People<\/h2><p>Meet the team of experts for the research conducted through our lab.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rhode Island Transportation Research Lab (RITRL) conducts interdisciplinary studies in the areas of intelligent transportation infrastructure and systems. Research efforts cover all modes of transportation by land, rail, air and sea. The Lab (RITRL) was established in 1992 and conducted interdisciplinary studies in the areas of intelligent transportation infrastructure and systems (ITIS). 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