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FHWA BENEFITS FROM USING RECOGNIZED PARTNERSHIP PRACTICES
Partnering Activities and Practices
Partnership Benefits in Advancing the Federal-Aid Highway Program
Partnership Benefits in Oversight and Effects on Corrective Action Decisions
Navigating the “Gray Areas”
States’ Perspectives on Partnering and Oversight
FHWA’S PARTNERSHIP WITH STATES POSES RISKS IN FHWA’S OVERSIGHT
Partnership Created Challenges for FHWA in the Past
FHWA Sometimes Was Lax in Its Oversight or Reluctant to Take Corrective Action
FHWA Sometimes Showed a Lack of Independence in Decisions
Despite Partnership Risks, FHWA Has Good Oversight Practices in Several Areas
PARTNERING COULD HELP FHWA IMPLEMENT A PERFORMANCE-BASED SYSTEM, BUT LONG-STANDING CHALLENGES WOULD REMAIN
Legislation Approved by the Senate for a Performance-Based Highway Program
FHWA’s Partnership Approach Could Facilitate a Transition to a Performance-Based Program
FHWA Would Need to Mitigate Risks of Partnership
FHWA Would Need to Address Existing Oversight Weaknesses in Planning and Data Collection
Long-standing Challenges and the Need to Reexamine and Reform the Federal-Aid Highway Program Remain
MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
APPENDIX I. FHWA ORGANIZATION
APPENDIX II. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
Chapter 2 HIGHWAY PROJECTS: SOME FEDERAL AND STATE PRACTICES TO EXPEDITE COMPLETION SHOW PROMISE
THE PROCESS TO COMPLETE HIGHWAY PROJECTS IS COMPLEX AND LENGTHY DUE TO MULTIPLE FACTORS
Wide Range of Stakeholders
Large Number of Steps in the Process
Preliminary Design and Environmental Review Phase
Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition Phase
Additional Factors That Can Affect Time Frames
Changing Transportation Priorities
STATE DOTS GENERALLY AGREE THAT SAFETEA-LU PROVISIONS COULD DECREASE PROJECT TIME FRAMES BUT FIND SOME PROVISIONS MORE USEFUL THAN OTHERS
Minor Impacts to Protected Public Land
180-Day Statute of Limitations
Offering Financial Assistance to Stakeholder Agencies
Categorical Exclusion Approval Authority
STATES AND FHWA HAVE INITIATED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR EXPEDITING HIGHWAY PROJECTS
States Have Implemented Streamlining Practices Spanning All Project Phases
FHWA Is Sharing Practices among States Though It Is Too Soon to Know the Outcome
APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX II. INITIATIVES IN THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’S EVERY DAY COUNTS EFFORT
Highways: Federal-State Partnerships and Practices
( Transportation Infrastructure - Roads, Highways, Bridges, Airports and Mass Transit )
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