FHWA 12-05
Contact: Doug Hecox, Tel.: (202) 366-0660
November 10, 2005
Federal Highway Administration Wins Historic Preservation Award
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation today presented its highest award
to the Federal Highway Administration for its efforts to protect historic
transportation facilities around the country.
Since 1992, FHWA’s transportation enhancement program has supported more than
2,500 historic preservation and rehabilitation projects, such as restoration of
lighthouses, train depots and ferry terminals, many of them converted to
economic uses for local communities. FHWA is the largest single source of
federal funding available to states for historic preservation.
“We are committed to preserving our historic treasures and supporting the
heritage of our communities,” said Acting Federal Highway Administrator J.
Richard Capka.
Surface transportation legislation signed last August by President Bush provides
additional resources for transportation enhancement and historic preservation
projects.
“This is truly a program where federal undertakings directly benefit local,
regional, and state historic preservation efforts while improving the national
infrastructure,” said John L. Nau III, chairman of the ACHP, about FHWA’s
transportation enhancement program.
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