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Find similar grantsCongestion Relief Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). A competitive grant program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to advance innovative, multimodal solutions to reduce vehicular traffic in the most congested metropolitan areas of the United States.
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Active Transportation and Demand Management Asset Management for Operations Business Process Frameworks for Transportation Systems Management and Operations Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Corridor Traffic Management Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations Emergency Transportation Operations Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment Freight Professional Development Freight Technology and Operations Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Organizing and Planning for Operations Real Time Traveler Information Traffic Incident Management Congestion Relief Grant Program Awards (FY 2022 – FY 2024) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Key Programs under the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations Project EASE (Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion) in the City of Phoenix This project will utilize, expand, and reevaluate the city's microtransit program and commuter bus program to assess congestion levels.
The projects aims to also discover means of decreasing congestion in specific city zones. California Department of Transportation Caltrans Sustainable Mobility Wallet Project This project will implement account based financial systems in the form of mobility wallets and will distribute financial incentives that reward travelers for choosing carpooling and nonhighway travel modes during peak periods of congestion.
Illinois Department of Transportation CTA Forest Park Branch Track Improvements The project will complete the necessary investigations and design documents for a complete track modernization of the CTA Forest Park Branch, restoring service reliability and speed and as well as providing greater environmental resilience. The transit line will serve as an alternative to the congested interstate corridor that it parallels.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation Leveraging Innovative Networks to Keep Urban Pathways Uncongested (LINKUP) in Greater Boston This project will bolster public transit, expand bike availability, establish cohesive access to the network, and implement transit incentives through "LINKUP Greater Boston" to combat congestion by encouraging alternate modes of transportation and reducing automobile usage.
New York City Department of Transportation Integrating ITS Systems and Video Analytics for Arterial Traffic Management in Northern Manhattan This project will upgrade traffic signal controls to make real-time adjustments based on existing conditions and implement a video-analytics system to aid operational improvements. This will apply to arterial corridors in northern Manhattan.
New York City Department of Transportation Sustainable Mobility Wallet and Incentives Project This project will encourage the use of bikeshare, shared e-scooter, and carshare services through its Mobility Wallet program. The program will provide training and incentive programs for low and middle income residents of disadvantaged communities to address congestion problems in the city and encourage the use of various transportation modes.
Utah Department of Transportation I-15 Coordinated Adaptive Ramp Metering: I-80 to Point of the Mountain The project will implement coordinated adaptive ramp metering by constructing five freeway-to-freeway ramp meters entering Interstate 15 in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area to optimize the flow of traffic in this corridor.
Congestion Relief Program Applicants (FY 2022 – FY 2024) California Department of Transportation (x2) Colorado Department of Transportation District Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation (x2) Massachusetts Department of Transportation North Carolina Department of Transportation New York City Department of Transportation (x2) Rhode Island Department of Transportation Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Utah Department of Transportation Congestion Relief Program Interstate Tolling Projects The Program allows for the tolling of existing interstate system capacity as a means toward achieving Congestion Relief Program goals under an awarded project, provided all Program requirements for interstate tolling are met.
The Program statute [under 23 U.S.C. 129(d)] limits the approval to use tolls on the Interstate System under this Program to no more than 10 of the eligible urbanized areas. Following the announcement of these awards (FY 2022 – FY 2024), all 10 urbanized area ‘slots’ are still available.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: States, metropolitan planning organizations, cities, and municipalities for projects in urban areas with a population of at least one million. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $150 million (FY 2022, 2023, 2024 grants). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Congestion Relief Program is funded by U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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