- USDOT Announces Funding For Research On Transportation And Climate Change
- United Bridge Partners Subsidiary Opens West Virginia Office
- Estimated Traffic Fatalities Continue To Decline, Overall And In 29 States
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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USDOT Announces Funding For Research On Transportation And Climate Change
USDOT last week announced a funding opportunity to establish the USDOT Climate and Transportation Research Initiative. A federal grant will enable a university or nonprofit “and at least one partner organization” to establish a “Climate and Transportation Research Center” for advancing research and the developing technologies to support clean energy goals, increase transportation infrastructure resilience and provide solutions for environmental impacts created by the transportation system. The funding allocation is $2.5 million for the first year , and up to $2.5 million in years two and three, subject to availability of funds. “The partnership can be renewed for a total of five-years, totaling $12.5 million, subject to availability of funds.” A webinar on the initiative is scheduled for the afternoon of October 27, and more information is available by on the web and by email. USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented, “As we face the profound and urgent threat of the climate crisis, we need cleaner transportation systems, and this investment will help deliver that by harnessing research and technology to find new solutions.”
Climate Change & Infrastructure Resilience Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesUnited Bridge Partners Subsidiary Opens West Virginia Office
Parkersburg Bridge Partners, a United Bridge Partners subsidiary, has opened a permanent office near its recently renovated Memorial Bridge in Parkersburg, West Virginia, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports. The office will host six full-time employees and additional support staff. “Motorists can go there to get help with creating and funding an MOV Pass account, redeeming previously purchased Memorial Bridge tickets and getting transponders for the fully electronic tolling system.” The Memorial Bridge reopened August 31, and tolling began October 1, following a $50 million rehabilitation project.
ETC Systems Ohio Parkersburg (WV) Bridge Partners (Parkersburg Memorial Bridge) United Bridge Partners West VirginiaEstimated Traffic Fatalities Continue To Decline, Overall And In 29 States
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released its “early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023, estimating that traffic fatalities declined for the fifth straight quarter.” The number of fatalities nationwide in the first half of 2023 — 19,515 — was down about 3.3 percent year-over-year. That’s despite a roughly 2.3 percent uptick in the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT), resulting in 1.24 fatalities per 100 VMT. “After spiking during the pandemic, traffic deaths are continuing to slowly come down — but we still have a long way to go,” USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg commented in the news release. Despite the promising metric, NHTSA predicts that many states, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, will see increased fatalities by the end of the year. The release lists several NHTSA safety initiatives, including its proposal to require emergency braking systems in passenger cars, light trucks and heavy vehicles; a new rule for seat belt warning systems; and a Standing General Order to collect more data from crashes involving autonomous and semi-autonomous driving systems. State-level support for roadway safety also is recapped, as is the National Roadway Safety Strategy and Call to Action campaign.
Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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