Program Overview

The RM3P is a collaborative and data-driven program to improve safety, reliability, and mobility for travelers in the Northern Virginia (aka. Northern Tier) and Metropolitan Fredericksburg (aka. Southern Tier) region. Through the RM3P initiative, public and private sector transportation safety and service providers across the two tiers will adopt technologies to improve multi-modal travel conditions.

Funded under the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Innovation Technology and Transportation Fund (ITTF), the RM3P is led by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT).

In Summer 2020, VDOT was informed that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) intends to award the Commonwealth a grant under the Advanced Transportation & Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program. The grant funding will support expansion of the RM3P footprint and functionality into the Metropolitan Fredericksburg region (including Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and the City of Fredericksburg), with the implementation of two sets of projects – expansion of Decision Support System capabilities and deployment of predictive parking availability information using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the I-95 corridor.

A map highlighting the key road and transit corridors in Northern Virginia, including Interstates 95, 495, and 66. The area traverses portions of US Routes 50, 29, and 15; and State Routes 7, 123, 267, 620, 286, and 28; comprising of Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun Counties east of US-15. The map also shows parts of the Fredericksburg region, encompassing Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties north of SR-208. Other major routes and corridors featured include Interstate 95 extending south into Fredericksburg and Routes 1, 3, and 17. The Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg region combined, will be the focus of the RM3P rollout.

RM3P Program Area