The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a $19m indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to intelligent information solution provider Iteris.

Under the contract, Iteris will provide training to technical staff on long-term transportation planning and environment programmes.

The scope of the deal also includes economic analysis and smart land use, along with environment-related programmes to ensure safer and more efficient traffic movements.

"Iteris’ team of certified instructors are highly regarded in the field of transportation and this new award is testament to their knowledge and forward-thinking."

Iteris will deploy subject matter experts and provide hands-on instruction to deliver these training programmes to the departments through 2021.

The courses have been planned accordingly to cater to the requirements of local and state departments of transportation.

These courses include training on a range of important technical issues such as congestion control, enhanced safety, freight and goods movement, protection and preservation of environment, multimodal and active transportation, and smart growth.

The company has been working as an agency of record since 2011.

It has been responsible for providing training programmes for the two subdivisions of US Department of Transportation (USDOT), the FHWA and the National Highway Institute (NHI).

Iteris Transportation Systems senior vice-president and general manager Ramin Massoumi said: "Iteris’ team of certified instructors are highly regarded in the field of transportation and this new award is testament to their knowledge and forward-thinking.

"Our team of experts are advising DOTs on the most important topics in transportation and helping cities and states to design and deploy sustainable systems on the path to smart cities."

Iteris’ current training courses include traffic modelling, freeway and incident management, traffic control signalisation and operations.

The courses also feature training on national and regional ITS architecture development, as well as systems engineering and configuration management.