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2017-2018 LHTAC Application Season

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Application Season is Here

Local Rural Highway Investment Program (LRHIP)
Hand Deliver Deadline: November 21, 2017
Postmark Deadline: November 20, 2017

NEW-Local Strategic Initiatives Program
Electronic Deadline: December 21, 2017

NEW-Children Pedestrian Safety Program
Electronic Deadline: December 21, 2017

Federal-aid Bridge
Hand Deliver Deadline: January 8, 2018
Postmark Deadline: January 4, 2018

Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (LHSIP)
Electronic Deadline: January 18, 2018

Applications are available to download on our website. If a jurisdiction should need a printed copy, LHTAC would be happy to mail a copy upon request.

Workshops: Hear a firsthand update from LHTAC staff on pertinent information regarding the local transportation community. We will be discussing applications, the T2 Center, Emergency Funding, Surplus Eliminator Funds (Children Pedestrian Safety Program and Local Strategic Initiatives), Transportation Alternative Program (TAP), and other assistance offered through LHTAC.

TWO NEW FUNDING APPLICATIONS -Children Pedestrian Safety Program and Local Strategic Initiatives
 
These FREE workshops are open to everyone: sponsors, clerks, consultants, local elected officials etc.

Click HERE for more information on these workshops.

 

Ice, snow and slippery sidewalks: For many seniors, winter is “hip season”

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Last winter, 72-year-old Dr. Herman Tyroler had to walk in an icy road to run his daily errands. It was either that or wade through the enormous snow drift the road crew had dumped onto the sidewalks while clearing the streets of his neighborhood.

“There was a period of about 10 days when I was forced to walk out in the roadway,” said Tyroler, a retired epidemiology professor who lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. “Moving vehicles were close by and the roads themselves were iced. I was concerned about my own stability walking on the icy roads but I was equally concerned about cars coming along with that residual ice on the road. (more…)

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE INFORMATION CENTER WEBSITE

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pedbikeinfo.org

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information on Center website is a wonderful resource for bicyclists, pedestrians, community leaders, public works directors, engineers, and anyone that is interested in this topic. The website has everything from fact sheets, to safety sheets, to webinar and other training announcements, and much more.

The website is sponsored by the US Department of Transportation on Federal Highway Administration on and is maintained by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information on Center located within the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center. Check it out when you have a few minutes!

Group Sign Projects

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Bid package for the delivery of Group Sign Projects.
Bids will be received until five 5:00 p.m. on October 5th, 2017.
Bids will be received at the office of the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council in Boise, Idaho.

KN 20300 Draft PS&E Package (PDF)

KN 19381 2017 LHSIP Group Sign Project PS&E Package (PDF)

 

The bid abstracts attached were from the bid opening on October 9, 2017.   The bidder will be contracted for the project.

KN 20300 Bid Abstract (PDF)

KN 19381 Bid Abstract (PDF)

2017 TIGER Grant Webinar

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To provide technical assistance to a broad array of stakeholders, USDOT is hosting a series of webinars during the FY 2017 TIGER grant application process. A webinar on How to Compete for TIGER Discretionary Grants for Rural and Tribal Applicants will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM EDT on Friday, September 22nd. To register and for more information, please visit the TIGER Webinar Series webpage.