Hsip staff augmentation btds crash records, various towns and counties, work program, planning-other

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) received a $1.5M Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on July 9, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The project, titled "HSIP Staff Augmentation BTDS Crash Records, Various Towns and Counties, Work Program, Planning-Other," supports staff augmentation efforts and crash records management through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) across multiple municipalities and counties in New Jersey. This planning and administrative initiative enhances NJDOT's capacity to analyze traffic crash data and develop targeted safety improvements through the Bridge and Traffic Data System (BTDS), contributing to the state's comprehensive transportation safety enhancement initiatives.

The funding enables NJDOT to strengthen its workforce capabilities in processing, analyzing, and managing crash records and related traffic data that inform statewide safety planning efforts. As a formula-allocated grant under the Federal-aid Highway Program, this award represents part of the statutory apportionment distributed to New Jersey to support highway safety activities and planning functions that do not require funding to be restricted to specific functional classifications of roads, thereby allowing NJDOT to deploy these resources across various jurisdictions to improve transportation safety outcomes throughout the state.