Mileage-based user fee phase V

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was awarded a $15.18 million Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) on December 5, 2022. The grant will support Phase 5 of DelDOT's mileage-based user fee program on behalf of the Eastern Transportation Coalition. Phase 5 activities include expanding the program's geographic scope, including all vehicle types from passenger cars to commercial vehicles, and several functional enhancements. The program aims to test alternatives to the gas tax that maintain infrastructure and address challenges in transportation funding. This phase notably enhances previous work through a broader pilot that could inform future policy decisions regarding road usage fees.

Project description

This project is phase 5 of a program , on behalf of the eastern transportation coalition. The proposed phase 5 activities are notable enhancements to the work conducted in previous phases, such as geographic expansion, inclusion of the full range of vehicle types (from combustion-engine and electric passenger cars to all weight classes of commercial vehicles); and several functional enhancements.