Many DOTs and MPOs have been hit hard by the pandemic. The compounding impact of a reduction in funding and labor shortages resulting from “The Great Resignation”, demand agencies rapidly transform to gain the efficiencies necessary to maintain and improve roads and transit systems. Fortunately, The Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) brings hope for many state and local departments and agencies for the funding required to successfully run their organizations.

However, much about implementing IIJA is still unclear. Now is the time to prepare your agency to maximize the return on any funding received and position for additional resources as they become available.

During this webinar, transportation leaders highlighted how you can align your people, optimize your processes, and identify the right technology to make the most out of this once in a lifetime bill. In addition, we discussed essential elements to begin considering, such as equity in project prioritization, performance-based planning, and transparency requirements.

View this on-demand webinar recording, where attendees were able to:

• Learn how to prepare for inbound funding to act quickly as it is released
• Discover when to include factors such as equity in your planning process and the impact on potential funding
• Uncover how to ensure transparent data-driven prioritization and performance metrics can be achieved to get projects added to the planning cycle
• Develop a deeper understanding of grant eligibility, how you can benefit and which projects might qualify for these funds
• Learn how your organization can prepare and adjust your midrange project plans during funding to account for increased budget