In an effort to continue to help localities successfully administer transportation projects, VDOT is working to establish a qualification program. As a Federal Highway Administration Every Day Counts (EDC)…
New Membership Category May Help Local Agencies Make Partnership Meets
A new membership category in the TSP•2 pavement preservation partnerships for local agencies should make it easier for agencies to participate in PPP meetings. Local road agencies have an…
Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)
WHAT IS R.O.U.T.E.S. ? The Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (R.O.U.T.E.S.) Initiative will address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure in order to tangibly improve safety and economic…
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major New Initiative to Support Rural Transportation Needs
LOUIS, MO – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the creation of a major new initiative to support transportation needs in rural America. The initiative, known as…
Safety Circuit Rider Team Hits the Trail with Every Day Counts Rural Roadway Departure Video
Wesley Michaelson, a UVA Graduate Research Assistant, has joined the SCR team and hit the ground running. Using VDOT’s crash data system and FHWA’s Every Day Counts Round 5…
Innovation of the Month: Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian
Last week, we introduced you to the Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) program. STEP is designed to reduce pedestrian fatalities, which account for over 16 percent of all motor…
MDOT Incorporates 2D Modeling Into Hydraulic Analysis
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeing the value of incorporating 2D hydraulic modeling into its hydraulic analyses. 2D modeling improves the understanding of the complex interactions between waterways…
Innovation of the Month: Reducing Rural Roadway Departures
Systemic application of proven roadway departure countermeasures can save lives on all rural roads. Every year, nearly 12,000 people die in crashes when their car leaves its travel lane on…
Safety Circuit Rider’s Road Safety Assessments – Town of Vinton and City of Martinsville
The SCR team hit the road in June and July, completing field observations and stakeholder meetings for the Center for Transportation Studies first Road Safety Assessments (RSAs). Preliminary Assessment findings…
Transportation Infrastructure Funding Strategies and Local Project Administration
The FHWA announced the availability of $60 million in grant funding for states and cities pursuing projects that involve transportation technologies to improve transportation efficiency. State departments of transportation, local…