Federal Grants Program to Include Focus on Environmental Justice, Racial Equality
A popular Federal Highway Administration grant program for the first time asks those seeking contracts to include a focus on “racial equity, environmental justice and access to opportunity.”
Teleworking Travel Habits May Offer Insight on Freight Mobility, Expert Says
Data on the drastic changes in commuting patterns that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic likely will present useful insight on impacts to freight movement, according to a Federal Highway Administration expert.
FHWA Issues $5.6 Million to States for Innovation Projects
FHWA announced May 26 that $5.6 million had been distributed in Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration program grants.
FHWA Grants Will Support User-Based Funding Projects
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded $18.7 million to eight projects that will test user-based funding methods.
FHWA Awards Grant Supporting AV Truck Project at Port of Virginia
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded $49.6 million to support projects that incorporate transportation-related technologies.
FHWA Proposal Would Allow States More Flexibility With Design Standards
The Federal Highway Administration published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow state departments of transportation more flexibility with design standards when repairing highways and interstates.
FHWA Awards $6.5 Million for State Highway Innovation Projects
Seven states and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma have been awarded funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration program.
FHWA Awards $15.1 Million for Alternative Funding Pilot Projects
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $15.1 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives grants July 9.
FHWA Announces Funding Opportunity for Technology Grants
The Federal Highway Administration recently announced the availability of $60 million in grant funding for groups working on projects that involve transportation technologies.
FHWA Grant Supports Automated Truck Corridor on Interstate 70
A team of partners including the Indiana and Ohio departments of transportation has been awarded a federal grant of $4.4 million in support of an automated truck corridor.