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ADECA Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division Needs Your Input for the 2024-2027 Highway Safety Plan

The Highway Traffic Safety Unit of the ADECA Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division is seeking your feedback to help enhance our traffic safety efforts for increased effectiveness. The Highway Traffic Safety Unit of ADECA administers grant funding focused on behavioral programs to reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities. Survey results will be reviewed by the Highway…


ATI March 2023 Newsletter

This month we secured several new projects. We focus on three of them here: (a) a SMART grant in collaboration with the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham; (b) a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by NSF on security and privacy of energy and intelligent transportation systems; and (c) one of our two…


ATI February 2023 Newsletter

USDOT just announced the prestigious University Transportation Center awards for 2023, and ATI is part of two centers: the National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency and the Region 4 Regional University Transportation Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities.


USDOT University Transportation Centers (UTC) Awards Announced

We are delighted to announce that The Alabama Transportation Institute at The University of Alabama is part of TWO of the recently announced U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers (UTC). A big thank you to Dr. Steven Jones who led the ATI effort on these proposals! These are highly competitive five-year awards totaling $35M. $20M…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates February 2023

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2023 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Links…


ATI January 2023 Newsletter

For us in transportation research, January is an exciting month because of the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in Washington, DC – with over 10,000 attendees focused on the latest research in transportation.


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates January 2023

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2023 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Links…


ATI December 2022 Newsletter

As we wrap up 2022, we are grateful for the dedication that our faculty, affiliates, researchers, and students put into the work they produce. Our FY2022 Annual Report is in the works and be sure to watch out for it early next year.


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates December 2022

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Link…