Federal Highway Administration

The U.S. Department of Transportation is distributing $5 billion through 2026 to help local and tribal agencies address safety needs. Over 1,000 communities have benefitted—like West Hartford, CT which will pilot a speed safety camera program. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3USflG1 #FHWA_EDC #VisionZero

FHWA's Air Quality and Sustainable Transportation Highlights January/February edition features announcements, resources, & training. Read the new issue and sign-up for newsletter updates: https://lnkd.in/g98GNJvB #SustainableAirQuality #EarthMonth

#ICYMI: Earlier this month, FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in The City of Kalamazoo to announce and celebrate $38 million in funding from FHWA’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (#PROTECT) discretionary grant program to improve transportation infrastructure that will help reduce flooding and protect downtown Kalamazoo. The two also discussed additional grants made possible by the #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw to improve transportation infrastructure in The City of Grand Rapids and provide funding to The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG).

FHWA and State DOTs are exploring new technologies and techniques in pavement resurfacing toward the goal of safer and more durable highways. See how North Carolina DOT applies the Laser Texture Scanner (LTS) to study surface macrotexture, which plays a role in reducing skidding: https://lnkd.in/eje_dn92. Also, find out more about FHWA’s Mobile Asphalt Technology Center (MATC) equipment loan program and how your transportation program can borrow an LTS: https://lnkd.in/emMwHi3H

FHWA’s Chief Scientist Craig Thor talks about how embracing innovation will lead the country toward a better transportation future and support both national and global change. #PublicRoads https://bit.ly/494sn75

For more than a decade, FHWA’s Build a Better Mousetrap national program has recognized amazing and locally relevant transportation innovations. Big or small, these ideas change the way agencies perform their work. This year’s winners will be announced at the 2024 National Local and Tribal Technical Assistance Program Annual Conference. Submit applications to your state’s LTAP Center by June 7, 2024. Get more information here: https://lnkd.in/gFwY-Hqw

FHWA today announces $148 million in grants for 16 projects to 11 states and Puerto Rico under the first round of a new $400 million program to improve air quality and reduce pollution for truck drivers, port workers and families that live in communities surrounding ports. The Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program invests in port electrification and efficiency improvements aiming to reduce pollution from idling trucks at our nation’s ports while modernizing infrastructure and strengthening supply chains. “When truckers spend hours idling at ports, it’s bad for drivers, bad for supply chains, and bad for nearby communities that feel the brunt of more polluted air,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “The investments we are announcing today will save truck drivers time and money and help ports reduce congestion and emissions, while making the air more breathable for workers and communities.” “The projects funded under this program will improve the quality of life for workers and families impacted by pollution from idling trucks while building a clean-energy economy that combats climate change and makes our communities more resilient,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “Port-related trade is good for the economy — which is why we are pleased to announce this investment from President Biden’s #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw that will make a real difference for people who live and work near ports.” Press release: https://bit.ly/3JxNO5L #InvestingInAmerica

America salutes Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson who pioneered environmental responsibility on America’s highways. She led the effort to secure passage of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, promoting the safety and recreational value of public travel. https://lnkd.in/echYUirn #EarthMonth

Tune in at 10:30 a.m. for an important announcement from FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt.

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt was in Bradford, VT, this week, joining U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, representatives from Offices of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Peter Welch, and officials from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Joint Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, VT Agency of Commerce & Community Development, and Vermont Agency of Natural Resources for a ribbon-cutting ceremony of Vermont’s first EV-charging station under the NEVI Formula Program. The location includes seven charging stations with eight fast-charging ports that will allow up to eight EV’s to charge at one time. Vermont joins five other states leading the nation installing NEVI fast chargers. And the work doesn’t stop here—Vermont has plans for another 14 total EV charging stations to build out its Alternative Fuel Corridor with $21 million coming from NEVI dollars over the next 5 years. #InvestingInAmerica #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw