Local Assistance Division

The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Local Assistance Division develops policy and provides guidance for special funding programs and other programs that impact work performed by localities, and serves as a liaison to local governments.

The division also:

• Manages several special funding programs
• Manages urban system changes
• Manages the local assistance payments program
• Provides oversight for locally administered projects
• Coordinates the urban construction program

Recent Updates 

• Locally Administered Projects Quarterly Newsletter (Jan 2010)
• New video: Hazardous materials for locally administered projects

PDFs

• Recreational Access Program Guide (Jan. 4, 2010)
• Board of Supervisors manual (revised December 2009) 
• Transportation Enhancement policy changes (Dec. 2, 2009)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act information for localities (Feb. 1, 2010)
• Urban Construction Initiative Program Administration Guide (Oct. 28, 2009)
• Enhancement Program procedure manual (Oct. 21, 2009)
• FY 2010 Revenue Sharing Allocations (Oct. 15, 2009)
• Economic Development Access program guide (Sept. 30, 2009)
• Urban Construction Initiative annual report (Sept. 30, 2009)
• Local Assistance Fiscal Year 2009 annual report (Sept. 9, 2009)
• Economic Development Access Fund Policy  (July 16, 2009)
• Locally Administered Projects Manual (July 1, 2009)
• Policy for the delivery of locally administered programs and projects (Feb. 13, 2008)

Recent Communications with Local Governments

PDF's

• Updated Recreational Access Program Guide (Jan. 5, 2010)
• Transportation enhancement policy change - letter to localities (revised December 2009) 
• Revision of the FY 10 Local Maintenance Payments  (Dec.17, 2009)
• UCI Certification letter of intent (Oct. 16, 2009)
• FY 2010 Revenue Sharing Program (Oct. 15, 2009)
• Economic Development Access Program update (Sept. 30, 2009)
• Potential revisions to the Transportation Enhancement Program (Sept. 22, 2009)
• Economic Development Access road policy (July 22, 2009)
• 2009 legislative update (June 25, 2009)
• Locally Administered Projects Manual - letter to localities (June 9, 2009)

2008 correspondence

PDF's

• Training opportunities (Oct. 6, 2008)
• Update on implementation of Local Programs policy (July 22, 2008)  
• Delivery of locally administered programs and projects policy (March 5, 2008)
• Project Cost Estimating System training (Feb. 13, 2008)

2007 correspondence

PDF's

• Economic Development Access Program guide – letter to localities (Aug. 20, 2007)
• VDOT’s new guide for the ARC Local Access Road Program - letter to localities  (Aug. 15, 2007)
• Required billing for federal reimbursement (March 5, 2007)

Local Assistance Programs

• Access programs
• ARC Local Access
• Local Partnership Initiatives (2005 General Assembly)
• Locally administered projects
• Other programs
• Revenue sharing
• Rural Rustic Roads
• Scenic Byways
• State programs
• Transportation enhancement
• Urban Construction Initiative (First Cities)
• Urban highways
• Devolution of secondary system

 Staff Directory

 Local Assistance staff contact: Michael A. Estes, P.E., 804- 786-2745