Caltrans Division of Local Assistance Hosted by FHWA in cooperation with the National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA) and the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural roadway departures account for approximately one-third of all U.S. traffic fatalities – about 30 people a day. The FHWA has identified proven countermeasures to reduce the number and severity of these crashes. … Read more Webinar: FHWA Reducing Rural Roadway Departures
Caltrans Office of Strategic Investment Planning (OSIP) Division of Transportation Planning leads Caltrans Letter of Support (LOS) requests from local and regional agencies for inclusion in their project application packages for competitive grant programs. OSIP is responsible for submitting LOS Request Packages to the Director for various state and federal grant programs. Caltrans currently has … Read more Caltrans DOTP Letters of Support Requests
June 5, 6, 7, and 14, 2023If you are part of a local public agency or support agency and work in planning/programming, design, construction, or asset management, attend these events! The audience for these four events includes State DOTs, local public agencies, Tribal Nations, metropolitan planning organizations, and those that support these agencies. The Federal … Read more FHWA Every Day Counts: Project Bundling
Community of Knowledge Webinar June 6 at 11:00 am PT All public agency staff such as state DOTs, cities, and federal agencies (including consultants and academics working directly with a public agency) are invited to participate in the next FHWA Community of Knowledge webinar. The webinar will explore how to derive benchmarks for construction materials … Read more Webinar: FHWA Community of Knowledge – Benchmarks for Construction Materials
The Sustainable Pavements Program recently published the following documents: Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to Inform the Pavement Treatment Selection Process. This case study demonstrates how the Arizona Department of Transportation explores environmental impacts as part of its pavement treatment type selection process using the FHWA Pavement Life Cycle Assessment Framework. Pavement Resilience: State of the … Read more FHWA Notice of Funding: Sustainable Pavements Program & Publications
Performance Based Planning The new FHWA guidebook “Model Long-Range Transportation Plans: A Guide for Incorporating Performance-Based Planning” (FHWA-HEP-23-018) is now available to inform State DOTs, MPOs, RTPOs, as well as their planning colleagues (transit agencies, local governments, and federal agencies) about effective practices for incorporating performance-based planning into the development of a long-range transportation plan. … Read more FHWA Publishes New Planning Guide