A guide to federal-aid programs and projects

008196271999PDFResearch PaperFHWA-IF-99-006Federal aid highwaysFederal aidGuides to informationTransportation planningNational Highway SystemTransportation Equity Act for the 21st CenturyEligibility (Federal aid)United StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Program AdministrationNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATIONNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-FundingNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYIntelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway AdministrationThis guide provides basic information about Federal-aid programs, projects, and other program characteristics. The information sheets contained in the guide provide fiscal information, statutory and regulatory references, general eligibility and background information, and program office contacts. Information is provided for most Federal-aid highway activities that have current appropriation codes. The guide contains four parts. Part I - Current Programs and Projects - covers programs and projects authorized by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). Part II - Other Active Programs and Projects - covers programs and projects authorized by legislation prior to 1998 which remain active due to significant funding still being available at the time this document was published. Part III - Other Program Characteristics - covers activities that may be funded as part of a project or program. Part IV - Inactive Programs and Projects - covers inactive programs, projects, and program characteristics that have existed in recent time. Some part I topics mentioned in the table of contents include National Highway System, Interstate (highways), Surface Transportation Program, Bridge, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, Appalachian Development Highway System, Federal Lands Highway Program, Planning and Research, Safety, and Technology