THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD ANNOUNCES RECORD NUMBER OF SMART SCALE APPLICATIONS

STAUNTON, Va. – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) announced today that the data-driven SMART SCALE project prioritization process reached new benchmarks as localities and planning organizations submitted the highest number of applications to date. Statewide, 468 applications were submitted, for a total requested amount of approximately $7 billion to support an initial total project value of $12.4 billion. The application intake period closed August 8, which now makes way for detailed project screening and validation.