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The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the Fiscal Years 2024 to 2029 Six-Year Improvement Program, which allocates about $6.3 billion in funding to public transportation and rail programs over the next six years.

The SAWMPO released three draft documents for a 21-day public comment period at the May Board meeting. There were no public comments received during the comment period. The Policy Board approved each document at the June 7, 2023 Board meeting. The final FY 2024...

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 be accepted for new projects valued over $25 million....

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. The CFI Grant Program covers both Corridor and Community...

The consultant VHB submitted the final SAWMPO Regional Transportation Safety Plan in February 2023. The Plan analyzes crash data and trends in the SAWMPO region, and identifies strategies to reduce fatal and serious injuries and policies that can address...

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. SMART SCALE is Virginia's primary transportation funding program,...

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 current...

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...

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...

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....