Innovation Spotlight: NJDOT Local Aid Design Assistance Program

Feb 2, 2021 | Innovation Spotlight, News

What are some of the most common challenges local agencies face with the project design process? LPAs often face lack of staff, lack of funding, and staff turnover, all of which can limit their capacity to take on the federal grant process and can result in delays in...

2020 Francis B. Francois Award for Innovation—NJDOT’s Marine Navigation Retroreflective Markers

Jan 15, 2021 | Innovation Spotlight, News

Adoption of new technology and innovative solutions is pivotal to improvements in transportation systems and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is adopting innovation in its projects to increase safety and efficiency, and reduce costs. The American...

Research to Implementation: Environmental Impacts of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement

Jan 11, 2021 | News, Research Project

This Research to Implementation video presents an example of NJDOT-sponsored research and the effect such research has in addressing transportation-related issues within the State. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is material gathered through the milling and removal...

Build a Better Mousetrap 2020 Award Winner Announced

Dec 4, 2020 | Build a Better Mousetrap, Innovation Spotlight, News

Employees often create innovative solutions to everyday problems or develop alternative ways of doing things in their workplace to improve safety and efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of transportation. The NJ Build a Better Mousetrap (BABM)...

NJ STIC 2020 Fall Meeting

Nov 11, 2020 | NJ STIC, NJSTIC Meeting

The NJ State Transportation Innovation Council (NJ STIC) Fall 2020 Meeting, held on November 6, 2020, focused on the introduction of EDC-6 Innovative Initiatives and summary of experience of EDC-5 initiative implementation. The topic anticipated the beginning of the...