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News: Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 USDOT's Awards $14.7 Million for Rural Roads Safety RAYMOND, Miss. - Fourteen states, three counties and two parishes competed for and will receive $14.7 million in Rural Safety Innovation Program (RSIP) funds to improve safety on rural roads, Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett said today. "Making one road safer is important. But making rural roads around the country less deadly is absolutely essential," said U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett, who personally presented awards to officials in Mississippi today. "Thanks to these funds our rural roads are on their way to becoming as safe as they are beautiful." [read the full release] Tuesday, August 26, 2008 U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Utah's I-15 Corridor WASHINGTON - Utah's plans to build the I-15 Corridor in Utah County can now move forward, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced today. Last Friday, Federal Highway Administration officials signed a "Record of Decision" (ROD) - a document representing the final clearance of the project's exhaustive environmental review - giving the state clearance to begin right-of-way acquisition, design and construction. "This marks a major milestone for the region's thousands of drivers anxious for relief from traffic tie-ups," said Secretary Peters. [read the full release] Tolling and Pricing Program
The Office of Operations launched a new Tolling and Pricing Program Web site. In an effort to create a more user friendly experience when searching for information about federal pricing programs, the new site includes valuable information that was once included on three separate sites: the Tolling and Pricing Opportunities, the Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP) and the VPPP site on the Knowledge Exchange. This is just the first step in streamlining information on one of the critical FHWA programs. In the future, the site will also feature a subject index that will help the user find the subjects they are looking for quickly instead of searching the entire site. SAFETEA-LU
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted August 10, 2005, as Public Law 109-59. SAFETEA-LU authorizes the Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 5-year period 2005-2009. Environmental Stewardship
President Bush issued Executive Order 13274 on September 18, 2002 to enhance environmental stewardship and streamline the decision-making process in connection with major transportation projects. Visit the Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews web site to find out more about the implementation of Executive Order 13274. SAFETEA-LU; Opportunities for State and Other Qualifying Agencies to Gain Authority to Toll Facilities Constructed Using Federal Funds A Federal Register Notice was published on January 6, 2006. The purpose of this notice is to explain the Federal-aid Highway programs now available as a result of SAFETEA-LU that grant permission to public authorities to enact tolls on motor vehicles. The notice is also intended to invite Expressions of Interest to participate in these programs and to introduce the Tolling and Pricing Opportunities Web site. |
Storm Response Vehicle Size and Weight Information
FY 2009 Budget Request
Employment Opportunities Jobs in the Federal Highway Administration Planning A Trip? Your first stop should be the National Traffic and Road Closure Information web site and your second stop should be the Scenic Byways Web site. Traveling with the Administrator
DOT FY 2008 Business Cases
The DOT FY 2008 Exhibit 300s are now available on the Web. Environmental Streamlining/Stewardship
Carbon Sequestration Along Highway Rights of Way: Piloting a Concept
State transportation agencies often find themselves balancing environmental concerns against the financial feasibility of actions to alleviate those concerns. As one major environmental concern — climate change — is increasingly understood, governors, state legislatures, and the federal government are exploring ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). Because vegetation naturally removes ("sequesters") CO2 from the air, state transportation agencies have an opportunity to reduce their total emissions and even earn revenue by changing vegetation-management practices in their state department of transportation (DOT)-owned rights-of-way (ROW). Find out more in the September issue of "Successes in Stewardship". Knowledge Exchange
FHWA is sponsoring web-based communities of practice (CoP's) to promote free and open knowledge exchange on such topics as environment and planning, air quality, high performance concrete, and transportation asset management. Join a group of your peers throughout the highway community to discuss, collaborate, and exchange ideas and practices on a wide range of interesting and timely topics on one of the FHWA Knowledge Communities. |
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