The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) has officially transitioned to the National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO), broadening its research scope across all modes of transport in Australia and New Zealand.
More than 250 people from across the industry attended a launch event at the National Transport Research Centre in Melbourne on 1 December, where NTRO Chief Executive Officer Michael Caltabiano formally introduced the new chapter for the organisation.
“State road agencies have been transitioning into transport agencies, and we’ve been planning this shift since 2017,” Caltabiano said.
“NTRO will truly be the one source of truth for Australia and New Zealand Governments and the private sector, delivering solutions to the transport challenges of tomorrow and genuinely shaping our transport future.
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“NTRO’s vision is to enable transport agencies to give effect to that change, by providing that central portal for innovation in Australia and New Zealand.”
Caltabiano was joined by guest speakers, including Victorian Department of Transport secretary Paul Younis and Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) chief executive Matt Pinnegar.
In addition to the Melbourne research centre, offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, and Perth will support the NTRO’s vision of being a truly national mode-agnostic roads, rail, ports and airports organisation.
The Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI) formally became part of ARRB in mid-2022, and will lead the NTRO’s rail focus; and NTRO Ports and NTRO Airports have also been established for those disciplines.
ARRB, with its more than 60 years’ experience in the roads space, will underpin the new NTRO entity, and will continue to lead the way in road research.
For more information, visit: www.ntro.org.au
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