by Alex Russell | Dec 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
New and existing federal aid programs continue to evolve after the passage of the November 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL). FHWA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage and “Assistance/Local Support” heading provides localities with information on...
by Alex Russell | Dec 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Via Kellen Stepler, Daily News Record, December 12, 2022 The United States Department of Transportation announced it has awarded nearly $98 million in loans for safety improvements on Interstate 81 in Virginia. While the loans won’t directly fund the I-81 Harrisonburg...
by Alex Russell | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL) signed in November 2021 includes a total of up to $5 billion in dedicated funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, and $2.5 billion for a discretionary Charging and Fueling Infrastructure grant...
by Alex Russell | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
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....
by Alex Russell | Sep 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
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. There were 41 submissions in the VDOT Staunton District for Round 5, compared to 42 applications submitted in...
