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  • Home
  • Economic Benefits
    • Attract and Maintain Talent
    • Business and Commerce Growth
    • Economic Expansion
    • Increased Property Value
    • Job Growth
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Local Economic Revitalization
    • Reduced Congestion
    • Reliability
    • Tourism
  • Quality of Life Benefits
    • Accessibility
    • Active Lifestyle
    • Affordability
    • Attractiveness
    • Community Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Equity
    • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation
    • Heritage Conservation
    • Housing
    • Land Use Planning and Conservation
    • Noise
    • Resilience
    • Safety
    • Shortened Travel Time
  • Find Your State
  • Read the Report
  • Resources
    • Today’s State DOTs: Leading Transportation Change
    • Transportation Is: Video Stories
    • EconWorks
    • Surface Reauthorization
  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Shortened Travel Time,  Virginia

    495 Express Lanes

    The nearly $2 billion, 14-mile, 495 Express Lanes on the Capital Beltway opened in November 2012 outside of Washington, D.C. This public-private partnership project between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Transurban was the…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Shortened Travel Time,  Virginia

    95 Express Lanes

    This $925 million public-private partnership on Interstate 95 in the Commonwealth of Virginia opened to traffic in December 2014. The project converted existing reversible high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Interstate 95 in…

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  • Economic Benefits of Transportation,  Reliability,  Utah

    UDOT’s Innovative Use of Data for Quality of Life

    Utah uses various data sources to analyze traffic patterns and make efforts to improve the quality of life through transportation. Below are some examples of how UDOT is using data to improve travel…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety,  Utah

    Bike Boxes

    In an effort to enhance roadway and bicycle safety, the Utah Department of Transportation implemented bike boxes in two newly reconfigured intersections in Saratoga Springs. UDOT recently improved these two intersections to accommodate…

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  • Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety,  South Dakota

    Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG)

    The South Dakota Department of Transportation used an innovative local grant program to speed up maintenance and repair of state bridges, saving farmers and ranchers extra time and reducing costs for the state’s…

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