The purpose of this award to the district department of transportation is the e-screening system repair and upgrade and update ITD program plan top-level (PP TLD) design projects that will reduce…

This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) supports two key initiatives for the District of Columbia Department of Transportation:

1. The repair and upgrade of e-screening sites, including weigh-in-motion scales, license plate readers, and dynamic message signs, on Interstate Route 295 to reduce delays for legal and compliant commercial motor vehicles.

2. The development of an updated Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) program plan and top-level design in alignment with the latest FMCSA requirements and template. This will enable the District of Columbia to become core CVISN compliant and eligible for future grant funding.

The award has a performance period from September 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the District Department of Transportation's initiatives to enhance commercial motor vehicle safety, compliance monitoring, and operational efficiency through technology deployments and program planning updates.

The purpose of this award to the district department of transportation is the e-screening system repair and upgrade and update ITD program plan top-level (PP TLD) design projects that will reduce delays for legal and compliant trucks and enable the district department of transportation to develop an approved PP TLD, which is necessary to become core compliant and to request grant fundsproject 1 objective:the district of columbia e-screening system project involves the repair and upgrade of e-screening sites on interstate route 295 (i-295) northbound and southbound. These e-screening sites include weigh-in-motion (WIM) scales, license plate readers (LPR), inductive loops, dynamic message signs (DMS), power, communications, and screen software for automated screening at commercial motor vehicle enforcement locations on i-295 operated by the metropolitan police department of the district of columbia (mpdc).project 2 objective:the district of columbias (DC) current commercial vehicle information systems and networks (cvisn) program plan and top-level design was last approved by fmcsa in october 2012. Fmcsa has a requirement that plans should be updated every five years. Moreover, fmcsa released a new plan template in 2017. This project will provide support for DC to update the ITD program plan and top-level design in accordance with fmcsas current requirements and template.