Tag: FHWA

January 25, 2024

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it was providing more than $729 million to help states and territories repair and rebuild roads and bridges damaged due to natural disasters and extreme weather events. The […]

November 29, 2023

Initially, the FHWA proposed stronger standards last year for its framework. The final rule’s modifications came a year later after nearly 40,000 public comments. The agency originally called for requiring state emission reductions targets every two years. State transportation departments […]

October 30, 2023

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) said it was accepting applications for $40 million in grants to support connected vehicle technologies. The grants, part of the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program, will […]

September 19, 2023

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently made available $4.575 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The Emergency Relief program provides funding to federal land […]

July 18, 2023

Under bicameral legislation introduced last week by a partisan collection of federal lawmakers, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) could push forward with demonstrations of streamlined digital, cloud-based platforms for analysis and engagement related to its projects. Meant as a way […]

April 25, 2023

State and local government levels are encouraged to apply for federal grants from a $848 million project to make surface transportation such as roads, bridges and ports more resilient to extreme weather and climate change. “Climate change threatens not just […]

April 14, 2023

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded nearly $300 million in Bridge Investment Program grants to nine bridge projects in eight states and the District of Columbia. “When bridges have to close for repairs, or worse, begin to fail, it […]

March 2, 2023

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a final rule for minimum standards of electric vehicle chargers, but has chosen to not yet broaden the rule to include minimum standards for medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure. The agency said […]

January 5, 2023

President Joe Biden on Jan. 4 visited the worn-out Brent Spence Bridge in Kentucky as part of the administration’s renewed push to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law. On the same day, the Federal Highway Administration announced $2.1 billion in first-round […]

November 22, 2022

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the agency on highway policy will be considered by a Senate panel this month. The Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet Nov. 29 to vote on the nomination of Shailen Bhatt […]

October 18, 2022

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal to implement greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. Capito, ranking […]

June 10, 2022

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded 51 tribes $8.9 million for 58 projects through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund for fiscal year 2021. This includes 11 tribes that have not previously participated in the program. “There are projects […]

February 4, 2022

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently released new guidance on implementing changes to the highway safety funding program. The program received additional funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “FHWA’s goal is to help state and local transportation agencies across the […]

January 26, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it would make up to $17.8 million in grants available over the next five years to re-establish seven Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers across the country. The TTAP Centers […]

August 25, 2021

The Federal Highway Administration on Sept. 7 is expected to initiate an Environmental Assessment associated with a proposed congestion pricing program for the city of New York. The agency issued a notice of acceptance regarding initiation of the Environmental Assessment […]

January 15, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $40 million in grants to projects that improve highway-railway crossings. Although the grants are for commuter rail authorities in California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, they could affect freight transportation flows in […]

January 5, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it had awarded nearly $50 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grants Thursday. The grants will fund 10 projects that use advanced intelligent transportation systems (ITS) […]

February 14, 2019

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to seven states to test new ways to finance highway and bridge projects. The program’s goal is to allow states to test user-based […]

October 10, 2017

The Federal Highway Administration has divided $15.5 million between six states that are exploring alternative ways to fund highway and bridge projects. According to a press release issued Oct. 6, the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives grant program is imperative […]