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FY24 UPWP and TIP Documents Available for Public Review and Comment

The SAWMPO released three draft documents for a 21-day public comment period at the May Board meeting.

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Staunton District VDOT SYIP Meeting May 3 at 4:00 P.M.

VDOT is inviting the public to provide feedback on the FY2024-2029 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for public highway, road, bridge, rail, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit transportation projects. Comments will

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Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) EV Charging Grant Now Open

From VDOT, March 2023 - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI) on March 14, 2023.

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SAWMPO Regional Safety Plan, Online Map Complete

The consultant VHB submitted the final SAWMPO Regional Transportation Safety Plan in February 2023.

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SMART SCALE Round 5 (FY2024) Scores Released

On January 17, 2023, the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) presented SMART SCALE Round 5 scores for transportation projects at the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) meeting.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Competitive Grant References

New and existing federal aid programs continue to evolve after the passage of the November 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL). 

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USDOT Announces Nearly $98 Million In Loans For Interstate 81 Projects

Via Kellen Stepler, Daily News Record, December 12, 2022

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TIP Amendment Approved by the Policy Board

The Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) released for public comment a draft amendment for ungrouping large and regionally significant transportation projects under “Construction: Safety/ITS/Operations Improvements” to the FY2021-2024 Transportation Improvement

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Virginia Establishing State Trails Office within VDOT

At the September 21, 2022 Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) meeting, the Board discussed the State Trails Office, which will be a matrixed office within VDOT with staff in both the Transportation and Mobility Planning Division and the Local Assistance Division. 

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Six SAWMPO SMART SCALE Round 5 Applications Submitted

The SMART SCALE Round 5 submission deadline was on August 1, 2022 and there were 412 applications submitted statewide for a total request of $333 million.

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