AASHTO Journal - FHWA Issues State DOTs Digital Construction Grants

The Federal Highway Administration recently issued eight state departments of transportation $16.6 million via the agency’s Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems or ADCMS grant program to support a variety of infrastructure projects.

[Above photo by FHWA]

The FHWA noted in a statement that the ADCMS program seeks to help state DOTs promote the use of data and technologies that allow for a more “seamless flow” of digital information; moving away from paper-based systems and building efficiencies into project delivery processes.

Ultimately, the agency said the goal of this program is to save time and resources, while delivering transportation infrastructure projects safely in a more cost-effective manner.

The state DOTs getting grants via this round of disbursements from the ADCMS program are:

The Arizona Department of Transportation received more than $1.3 million for its “Igniting Arizona’s Digital Delivery Revolution” project to develop and pilot test modern digital delivery practices on state transportation infrastructure projects.
The Maine Department of Transportation received more than $1.5 million for its “Digital Results and Innovation are a GO” or DIRIGO for 2030 project to pilot test electronic delivery of projects, improve data collection, and eliminate the need for paper documentation.
The Maryland State Highway Administration – a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation – and the Montgomery County DOT will share a $1 million grant for the “Precise 3D Survey and Engineering of Transportation Infrastructure” or P3DSETI pilot project that will use cloud-based software to expedite project development and reduce the need for paper files.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation received $3.2 million for its “Using Digital Project Delivery as a Catalyst for Recruitment and Retention” project that seeks to establish digital workflows and data standards for better information management.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation received over $1.8 million for its “Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems Implementation Plan” project to develop workflow and standards to enable seamless and interoperable use of data across the survey, design, construction, planning, and management phases of infrastructure projects.
The New York State Department of Transportation received $3.4 million for its “Advancing Lifecycle Management of Subsurface Roadway Asset Information” project that will use a Building Information Modeling or BIM system to integrate data related to the subsurface of the roadway.
The Ohio Department of Transportation received nearly $3.3 million for its “Workflows Optimization for Real-time Knowledge Sharing” or WORKS project that uses a BIM system in all stages of project development to create significant time savings through information-sharing.
The Oregon Department of Transportation received just over $1 million for its “Item Type Library” to help standardize information on transportation items and features, such as guardrails, traffic barriers, signage, lighting, and other roadway assets.