Planning & research 2022 (SPR & PL) statewide, activities associated with the federal fiscal year 2022 annual work program

The Montana Department of Transportation received a $2,190,520.12 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on September 24, 2021. The funding supports various planning and research activities associated with Montana's FY2022 annual work program, including collection and analysis of physical data on the state's entire roadway network; maps providing cultural and local road information; traffic data; and development of short- and long-range construction programs. Subawards were provided to the cities of Great Falls, Billings, and Missoula through their respective metropolitan planning organization planning processes to support local transportation planning activities. The grant aims to assist the state in providing for construction, preservation, and improvement of highways through leadership in balancing engineering and environmental aspects of transportation system management.

Project description

Other activities for planning and research, collection/analysis of basic physical data of the entire roadway network, maps providing information on cultural development, road log information, local road information, traffic data, leadership/guidance in balancing the engineering and environmental aspects of managing transportation systems, and development of short and long-range programs for construction projects in each federal-aid funding category which respond to the needs of the state highway systems. This program is statewide in montana. The performance period is october 1, 2021 to september 30, 2022.