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The history of the UTC Program begins in 1988, when the US DOT initiated the UTC Program as authorized in the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987. After a nationwide competition, US DOT awarded grants to create a UTC in each of the ten standard Federal regions....

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $338.5 Million Loan to Expand Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide a $338.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to finance the construction of a new tunnel  at...

Revised Departmental Guidance on Valuation of Travel Time in Economic Analysis

Revised Departmental Guidance on Valuation of Travel Time in Economic Analysis - Sept 2016

IPIC Fact Sheet

The Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (IPIC) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for improving performance of Federal environmental review and permitting of infrastructure projects.  Housed within DOT's Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning,...

NACTTI Member List

Roles of the Committee

Policy - Records Management

DOT Records Management Policy