FY25 transportation management improvements state-wide support

This $3,180,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides funding to the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) for operational improvements and capital costs related to traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs statewide. Key project elements include planning and engineering for an Intelligent Transportation Management System (ITMS), field device support and deployment of dynamic message signs, and overall staffing and services to support the state's transportation management capabilities. This grant, awarded on July 29, 2024, supports DelDOT's efforts to enhance real-time traffic monitoring, enhance incident response, and improve the overall efficiency and reliability of Delaware's multimodal transportation network.

Project description

Operational improvements and capital costs for traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and programs. Projects include: -itms planning and engineering (full-time network engineering, itms planning and engineering, telecommunication system services, fiber optic construction project management, TMC staffing) -itms field devices/support - dynamic message signs (DMS) locations: SR1 southbound at US40 SR1 northbound at tybouts corner I-95 at SR1 interchange