Planning & research - general planning

The Virginia Department of Transportation received a Formula Grant award of $770,174.51 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), effective June 11, 2025. This award supports comprehensive transportation planning and research activities designed to enhance Virginia's transportation infrastructure development capabilities. Key deliverables include technical training, Statewide Planning and Research (SPR) administration, completion of a comprehensive freight plan, identification of rural and urban critical corridors, and development of statewide and regional travel demand models.

Additional products and services funded through this award encompass the advancement of Virginia's Smart Scale project evaluation framework, project readiness assessments, arterial preservation planning, innovative intersection design initiatives, and implementation of Map 21 performance measures. The grant also supports enhancements to the Statewide Planning System (SPS), assistance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, and traffic forecasting analysis to support infrastructure and interchange justification reports. These planning and research activities position Virginia to develop data-driven transportation strategies and improve project prioritization across the state's multimodal transportation network.

Project description

Planning & research to include technical training, SPR administration; complete freight plan; identify rural/urban critical corridors; smart scale, project readiness, arterial preservation, innovative intersections, map 21 performance measures, SPS system enhancements; develop application of statewide model and regional travel demand models, assist in nepa and IMR/IJR traffic forecasts.