The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced earlier this month that it has awarded $16.6 million in grants to eight states through their Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) grant program. ADCMS is a program that was established as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help expedite the implementation of digital construction technologies.
The eight transportation agencies that have been awarded funds in this cycle include Arizona DOT, Maine DOT, Maryland State Highway Administration and Montgomery County DOT, New Hampshire DOT, New Mexico DOT, New York State DOT, Ohio DOT, and Oregon DOT.
“These pioneering states are using technology and innovation to digitize systems to improve the way we deliver transportation projects,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White. “These projects – which range from technologies to support the workforce, improve bid accuracy, and improve the way we communicate with the public – are leading the way to modernizing transportation. This program is oversubscribed by over 80%, showing the desire for public agencies to get funding to improve processes to be more innovative and use 21st century technologies in an increasingly digital world. These are small investments with big industry impact.”
States will use these funds to improve data collection, establish digital workflows and data standards, implement digital project delivery technologies, and phase out paper-based systems. Some of the projects that are being funded include Arizona DOT’s Igniting Arizona’s Digital Delivery Revolution, Maine DOT’s Digital Results and Innovation are a GO for 2030, Maryland State Highway Administration and Montgomery County DOT’s Precise 3D Survey and Engineering of Transportation Infrastructure pilot project, and New York State DOT’s Advancing Lifecycle Management of Subsurface Roadway Asset Information project.
For more information about the ADCMS grant program and the state projects that are being funded in FY 2024, click here.
