STARS App

Strategically Targeted and Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) was created in 2007, the goal of the STARS program is to support the development of affordable projects that can be quickly implemented to address congestion, bottle necks and solve critical traffic and safety challenge.

The program, led by the VDOT Transportation and Mobility Planning Division, brings together planners, traffic engineers, safety engineers, roadway design engineers and maintenance specialists, along with local stakeholders, to jointly identify cost-effective measures aimed at improving safety and reducing congestion. This multidiscipline approach, from the inception of the project through the completion, helps to:

• Develop innovative, cost-effective solutions
• Evaluate potential solutions more thoroughly
• Identify potential project risks and costs
• Build stakeholder consensus
• Improve readiness for project implementation

VDOT District offices can leverage Statewide Planning and Research funding to help identify, plan, conceptually design, and ultimately program projects that reduce congestion and improve safety. STARS projects typically result in multiple recommended improvements that may be eligible for funding and implementation under maintenance budgets, applications in the SMART SCALE process, applications for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), State of Good Repair budgets, and/or applications for revenue sharing.