Please Invoice or Provide Justification by May 6, 2022 The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Local Assistance has been collaborating with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to reduce the number of inactive projects especially those that have not been reimbursed for 24 months or greater with an unexpended federal funds of $50,000 or more. … Read more Immediate Action Required for Inactive Projects > 24 months
Local Hiring Preferences (relative to geographic and economic hiring preferences) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allows local public agencies (LPAs) to implement geographic or economic hiring preference (including local hiring preferences) relating to the use of labor on federal-aid construction projects. LPAs may now … Read more Local Hiring Preference Update
Some traffic control devices may have a weakness to a cyber exploit called “Cyclops Blink” (CB) that is designed to exploit devices running Linux OS on a PowerPC. The malware code is not specifically targeted at transportation agencies, but there are many roadside devices that can be affected by this malware. An example of one … Read more Cyber Security Alert for Local Agency Traffic Control Devices
California Local Public Agencies (LPAs) have been using construction standards that are not approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in cooperation with Caltrans for projects on the enhanced National Highway System (NHS). These standards are in violation with Part 625.3(a)(1) in Title 23 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Caltrans is working with the … Read more Update: Implementation Plan for Construction Standards on the National Highway System (NHS)
Every organization in the United States is at risk from cyber threats that can disrupt essential services and potentially result in impacts to public safety. Over the past year, cyber incidents have impacted many companies, non-profits, and other organizations, large and small, across multiple sectors of the economy. The Russian government has used cyber as … Read more Cybersecurity Warning for Critical Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”) is a once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure that will help grow the economy, enhance U.S. competitiveness, create good jobs, and build our safe, resilient, and equitable transportation future. The FHWA is here to educate our stakeholders and the public on key … Read more Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Fact Sheet