Amats: congestion management process (CMP) update

This $300,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to update the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) Congestion Management Process (CMP) plan. The project aims to identify congestion areas within the AMATS region and develop a systematic approach for managing congestion, including assessing alternative strategies and integrating the CMP into the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) process. The update will provide current information on transportation system performance and an action/implementation plan. This grant award, effective March 10, 2025, supports DOT&PF's expertise in executing diverse transportation infrastructure projects across Alaska.

Project description

This project will update the amats congestion management process plan to identify areas of congestion within the amats area and provide a systematic and regionally-accepted approach for managing congestion in those areas. This update will provide up-to-date information on the transportation system performance and assess alternative strategies for congestion management that will be integrated in the amats process through an action/implementation plan. The plan will also provide a review of best practices on how to better integrate the CMP into the MPO process and provide recommendations to amats.