2027 WV shsp

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) received a formula grant award of $800,000 on July 22, 2025, from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This funding supports the development and update of West Virginia's Statewide Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), a comprehensive planning document that identifies and prioritizes highway safety improvements across the state's transportation network. The SHSP update serves as a critical strategic tool for guiding highway safety investments and initiatives throughout West Virginia.

Under this award, WVDOH delivers planning and analysis services to evaluate highway safety conditions, identify safety needs, and develop coordinated strategies to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries. As the state's primary transportation infrastructure agency operating under the West Virginia Department of Transportation, WVDOH administers this planning initiative in coordination with the West Virginia Division of Labor and leverages established state transportation planning processes. The Highway Planning and Construction program provides federal-aid highway funds to states on a formula basis, with state departments of transportation responsible for project selection and administration, making this award part of the broader federal investment in transportation safety planning authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Project description

Statewide, WV strategic highway safety plan update, other