The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Regional Planning Commission on March 12, 2024 under the Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive transportation enhancement plan for the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Regional Planning Commission, a U.S. state government entity, will utilize its expertise in transportation planning and regional...
The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.942), awarded $1,921,000 to the Louisiana Division of Administration Planning Office on Jul 15, 2024. The funding will provide technical assistance and capacity building support to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities in Louisiana to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects, particularly in transportation and community...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), has awarded a $351,666.49 Formula Grant to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to construct a trailhead with sidewalks, signs, striping, parking, and landscaping at the Lafourche Parish Government Center in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The project will be executed by DOTD, the state government entity responsible for managing and improving Louisiana's...
The Louisiana Department of Transportation received a $334,573.92 Formula Grant award on August 17, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive regional bicycle and pedestrian plan for District 07 in southwest Louisiana. The Highway Planning and Construction program provides assistance to states for construction, preservation, and...
The $2,232,806 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) program will fund the construction of shared-use trails, trail connections, and new non-motorized bridge crossings along the I-10 service road corridor in New Orleans East. The project aims to improve safety and mobility for people walking, bicycling, and using transit in this area. The grant was awarded to the City of New Orleans on January 17, 2025, with a planned...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $186,050 project grant to the Union Parish Police Jury on May 4, 2023 to reconstruct two sections of Alabama Landing Road. The funding supports reconstructing sections of the roadway under the Federal Lands Access Program. The goal of this CFDA 20.224 program is to improve transportation facilities providing access to or located within federal lands by supplementing state and local resources for public roads and transit...
This $2,287,632 Formula Grant award under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505), funded by the Federal Transit Administration, will support planning and administrative services for Louisiana's 8 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and the areas they serve. The funds will enable the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to provide program support and comprehensive transportation planning...
This $983,809.67 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Formula Grant award, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund a project by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to replace a concrete slab bridge, including the timber substructure, with a reinforced concrete box (RCB) structure. The project scope also includes clearing and grubbing, grading, drainage structures, subgrade treatment, and asphalt concrete pavement. This...
This $9,588,080.55 federal Formula Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), will fund a transportation infrastructure project in Louisiana. The project scope involves widening S Larriviere Rd between LA 92 and Chemin Metairie to a 2-lane road with 12-foot lanes and 3-foot shoulders. The project will improve drainage, including installing curb and gutter at the school, and add a...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $3.4 million under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development on August 8, 2022. This formula grant funding will support the integration of storm water mitigation and flood prevention strategies into Louisiana's land use and transportation planning through the Alex MPA Storm Water Study. Specifically, the study will identify roadways...