Coming Next Month

Assessing Environmental Impacts of Construction

Join us in February for our new webinar on sustainability in construction and methods for reducing GHG emissions when implementing construction projects.

Reducing GHG emissions associated with the maintenance and operation of state highway systems can be achieved through a number of strategic applications, like deploying more sustainable (green) materials in construction activities. Green materials not only reduce a project's GHG emissions profile, but they're also less harmful to indoor/outdoor environments, contain lower embodied energy, are durable, reusable, recyclable/biodegradable, and can be locally obtained. 

We'll be sharing the webinar date and registration link soon, so stay tuned!

California Wins

Large Bridge Project

California is one of four winners of the USDOT's First Large Bridge Grants funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

The state is receiving $400M “to replace, retrofit and install critical structural elements on the Golden Gate Bridge to increase resiliency against earthquakes.” The three other winners include the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Connecticut DOT, and the City of Chicago, Illinois. 

“Safe, modern bridges ensure that first responders can get to calls more quickly, shipments reach businesses on time, and drivers can get to where they need to go,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “The Biden-Harris Administration is proud to award this historic funding to modernize large bridges that are not only pillars of our economy, but also iconic symbols of their states’ past and future.” 

The passage of BIL in 2021 established the Bridge Investment Program (BIP) and the Golden Gate Bridge is among the first recipients of this landmark funding. Three funding categories—Large Bridge Projects, Other Than Large Projects, and Planning Grants—began accepting applications for FY22 funding last summer, and will continue for each fiscal year through 2026.

Want to learn more bout BIP? Check-out their factsheet.



Application Deadline Extended

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds 

The application deadline for the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds (TTPSF) has been extended to March 9, 2023. The amended NOFO identifies selection criteria, application requirements, and technical assistance available during the solicitation period. Applicants who were unable to meet the previous deadline of September 15, 2022 are encouraged to submit.  

Designed to support the National Roadway Safety Strategy's goal for zero highway deaths, BIL has set aside 4% of the Tribal Transportation Program budget to address transportation safety issues within federally recognized Indian tribes. TTPSF funds are intended for projects that reduce the frequency and severity of fatal and serious injury incidents while also emphasizing improvements to existing infrastructure.

There is no application limit to this solicitation, which covers:

• Transportation safety plans;  
• Data assessment, improvement, and analysis;  
• Systematic roadway departure countermeasures;  
• Infrastructure improvements. 

Prior to BIL, FHWA has awarded almost $79M in competitive grants to federally recognized tribes, funding 765 projects from 2013-2021.