New & Noteworthy

On this page you can find news of recent projects and initiatives.
NJ STIC 2020 Spring Meeting

NJ STIC 2020 Spring Meeting

The NJ State Transportation Innovation Council (NJ STIC) Spring 2020 Meeting on May 6th focused on the EDC-5 Innovative Initiative Virtual Public Involvement. The topic ...
Reducing Rural Road Departures: Upcoming FHWA Webinar and Other Resources Advance EDC-5 Initiative

Reducing Rural Road Departures: Upcoming FHWA Webinar and Other Resources Advance EDC-5 Initiative

On May 12, the FHWA will host FoRRRwD on All Public Roads: Innovative Mechanisms to Deliver Safety Projects, the second of its monthly webinars designed ...
FHWA’s Ray Murphy Presents EDC-5 Weather-Responsive Management Strategies

FHWA’s Ray Murphy Presents EDC-5 Weather-Responsive Management Strategies

On April 14, 2020, the NJDOT Bureau of Research hosted a Lunchtime Tech Talk! webinar on “EDC-5 Weather-Responsive Management Strategies.” This event featured a presentation ...
Federal Highway Administration Releases Second EDC-5 Progress Report

Federal Highway Administration Releases Second EDC-5 Progress Report

The second EDC-5 Progress Report summarizes the deployment progress of the 10 innovations in the fifth round of the the Federal Highway Administration's Every Day ...
NJ Transportation Agencies Featured for Their Innovative and Virtual Public Involvement Approaches

NJ Transportation Agencies Featured for Their Innovative and Virtual Public Involvement Approaches

FHWA promotes virtual public involvement and other innovative public involvement tools through its Every Day Counts-5 innovations. ...
How New Jersey Counties are Reducing Rural Roadway Departures

How New Jersey Counties are Reducing Rural Roadway Departures

Reducing fatalities on rural roads is a key challenge for transportation agencies in the United States, where roadway departures on rural networks account for one-third ...
STEP-Aligned HAWK Signal Installed in Bergen County

STEP-Aligned HAWK Signal Installed in Bergen County

EDC STEP-aligned projects have been successfully deployed in locations across New Jersey, including a recent pedestrian improvement project along Washington Avenue in the Borough of ...
Collaboration Demonstration: New Jersey Hosts State Partnership Visit

Collaboration Demonstration: New Jersey Hosts State Partnership Visit

In late February 2020, Christine L. Gerencher and Andrew C. Lemer of TRB traveled from Washington, D.C., to New Jersey to visit with staff from ...