DOT Congestion Relief Initiative

National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America's Transportation Network, which provides the framework for government officials, the private sector, and most importantly, the citizen-user, to take the necessary steps to make today's congestion a thing of the past. The objective of the initiative is to reduce congestion, not simply to slow its increase. Congestion is not an insurmountable problem. But solutions will require a smarter approach to capacity expansion and improved productivity of existing transportation assets. The Department has a six-point plan for addressing congestion relief:

1. Relieve urban congestion.
2. Unleash private sector investment resources.
3. Promote operational and technological improvements.
4. Establish a "Corridors of the Future" competition.
5. Target major freight bottlenecks and expand freight policy outreach.
6. Accelerate major aviation capacity projects and provide a future funding framework.

U.S. DOT Congestion Initiative Web Site