Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize…
Innovation of the Month: Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations
Among the nearly 20,000 bridge structures in Tennessee, the I-40 Hernando DeSoto and the I-55 Memphis-Arkansas bridges are the only two that connect Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River.…
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Step to Boost Domestic Manufacturing in Transportation, Create Good-Paying American Jobs
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Proposed rule would end longstanding Buy America waiver for manufactured products in federal-aid highway projects FHWA 07-24 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department…
Biden-Harris Administration Opens First Round of Applications for $250 Million to Reduce Traffic in Urban Areas
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 New competitive grant program under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help cut traffic and pollution on America’s roadways FHWA 05-24 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON- The…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.2 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Vermont’s Bridge 129 Destroyed by Truck Fire
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 FHWA 04-24 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today the immediate availability of $1.2 million…
States Innovate! – Recent Innovations in Arizona, Connecticut, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Utah
Arizona Uses VPI to Enhance Long-Range Planning The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT’s) recently adopted 2050 Arizona Long-Range Transportation Plan benefited from virtual public involvement techniques that helped gather input…
FHWA’s STIC Incentive Program: A Decade of Helping Move Innovative Solutions into Everyday Practice
Over the past 10 years, State Transportation Innovation Councils (STICs) have brought good ideas into mainstream use with help from funds offered through FHWA’s STIC Incentive program. Now in…
AID Demonstration Grants Awarded
FHWA has announced recipients of $8.8 million in AID Demonstration grants for 10 projects in eight States plus the District of Columbia employing transportation innovations that will enhance safety and…
Integrating GHG Assessment and Reduction Targets in Transportation Planning
Quantifying GHG emissions is an important step in the process of integrating climate change into the transportation planning process. Transportation agencies, like State or local DOTs, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)…
State Transportation Innovation Council Showcase Features Homegrown Innovations
As part of the Every Day Counts round seven (EDC-7) virtual summit held in February 2023, the National STIC Network Showcase provided a platform for State Transportation Innovation Councils (…