$3.4M in Rural & Tribal Assistance Funding

The USDOT is advancing 13 vital transportation projects that support underserved communities across the U.S. by awarding $3.4M in project funding through the new Rural & Tribal Assistance (RTA) pilot program. 

This funding round covers 3 projects in California:

• Design of Vasco Road Corridor Safety Improvements 

Contra Costa County ($320,000)

• Design of Pedestrian Pathways & Lighting for Connected Communities

Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation ($315,000)

• Tribal Transit Feasibility Study for Improved Transit Services

Karuke Tribe ($40,000)

RTA joins the Thriving Communities Program, the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators, and other new technical assistance opportunities that seek to ensure communities have the tools to access federal funding and financing for transformative infrastructure projects.

Read the full announcement

FEMA Flood Mitigation Grants

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released its FY 2023 funding opportunity for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grants, allowing agencies access to $800M in program funds.

FMA grants provide states, U.S. territories, local agencies, and federally recognized tribal governments with funding to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Eligible FMA activities include:

• Capability & Capacity Building
• Localized Flood Risk Reduction Projects
• Individual Flood Mitigation Projects

Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by February 29, 2024

Roadway Debris Removal

FHWA's "Innovation of the Month" features the North Texas Toll Authority's (NTTA's) creative solution to removing debris from roads while improving the safety of their responders.

Their vehicle-mounted removal systems allow operators to lower a plow-type blade to the roadway surface from inside the cab and push debris out of the travel lanes. These systems not only expedite removal, but more importantly allow the operator to execute the process from the safety of their truck cab.

Have an innovation you'd like to share? Contact us for entry

into our 2024 Build a Better Mousetrap statewide competition!

TRB 2024 Annual Meeting

TRB's 103rd Annual Meeting will be held again this year in Washington D.C., from January 7th through January 11th, 2024.

TRB's Annual Meeting attracts thousands of transportation professionals from around the world with a program that covers all transportation modes. It's over 500 technical sessions and interactive workshops address current topics of interest to today's policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions.

Early Bird Registration is open now througth December 1, 2023, offering discounts of up to 20%.

Visit TRB for more information on registration, program, and lodging

ADA Transition Plan Map

FHWA and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) recently launched a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) "State DOT ADA Transition Plan & Inventory Mapping Application" with accompanying informational tutorial to help state DOTs understand and prioritize the elimination of inaccessible infrastructure when making transportation investments.

These new tools improve public access to and use of data that state DOTs publish regarding their progress and plans to improve accessibility in public-rights-of-way and transportation facilities. Users can also locate the ADA Transition Plan for each state DOT.

Access the new interactive map

Estimating Effectiveness of

Safety Treatments without Crash Data

NCHRP has released "Estimating Effectiveness of Safety Treatments in the Absence of Crash Data", a guide for using alternative/surrogate safety measures for developing Crash Modification Factors (CMFs).

CMFs are developed from historic crash data to help safety professionals estimate the expected safety impacts of specific roadway treatments. There has been significant research to develop CMFs, such as those included in AASHTO's Highway Safety Manual and FHWA's CMF Clearinghouse.

Supplemental to the report is the web-only document "Estimating Effectiveness of Safety Treatments in the Absence of Crash Data" which describes the process of developing a guide for using alternative, or surrogate, measures of safety for developing CMFs and other quantifiable measures.

Read the full report

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