- Federal Commercial Vehicle Safety Agency Makes Variety Of Grants Available
- Ontario Premier Proposed Banning Future Tolls Before Getting Policy Study Results
- Redesigned Oklahoma Service Plaza Will Get Additional Truck Parking Spaces After 2025
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Federal Commercial Vehicle Safety Agency Makes Variety Of Grants Available
Yesterday, USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it is making available more than $180 million in IIJA-funded discretionary grants to promote various commercial motor vehicle safety activities. Awards are available through five different programs, each of which has its own objectives as summarized in the announcement. Notice of funding opportunities can be found as follows:
- High Priority Innovative Technology Deployment Grants
- High Priority Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Grants
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants
- Commercial Driver’s License Program Implementation Grants
- Commercial Vehicle High Priority Enforcement Training and Support Grants
Grants are open to open to state, territorial and tribal organizations, local jurisdictions, academic institutions and “other training programs and entities.” Applications for the FY 2024 funding cycle are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time, on April 19. Additional information about funding amounts, project eligibility, applicant eligibility and application requirements can be found at FMCSA’s Grants website.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Transportation and Infrastructure Research & Development Transportation And Infrastructure Workforce Issues US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesOntario Premier Proposed Banning Future Tolls Before Getting Policy Study Results
Global News reports, “Recently proposed legislation to ban new tolls on Ontario’s roads was drawn up before staff with the provincial government could finish studying the pros and cons of charging drivers to use certain routes, internal notes suggest.” The study was to include an analysis of tolling in other jurisdictions. It was requested by the provincial auditor general, who criticized “inconsistent” tolling policies in the province. The ruling government agreed to the study, and the transport ministry projected completion by the end of this year. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has not said whether the study is still underway. (TRN inserted a link in quoted text.)
Canada Company and Agency Financial Issues And Reports ETC Systems Ontario Toronto Metro Region (GTA)Redesigned Oklahoma Service Plaza Will Get Additional Truck Parking Spaces After 2025
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is redesigning the Turner Turnpike’s westbound service plaza in Stroud to accommodate more truck parking, KOTV reports. Construction is scheduled to start in 2025. Meanwhile, OTA Deputy Director Joe Eschelle is working with highway patrol to enforce parking restrictions on the turnpike shoulder, where dozens of trucks sometimes can be seen lined up. Additional parking already has been added to the eastbound service plaza in nearby Chandler. The article takes note of the safety implications of providing commercial truck drivers with too few roadside parking spots.
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Service PlazasThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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