The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is responsible for
ensuring the safety, efficiency, and economy of the Nation's highway transportation
system. The FHWA oversees all phases of highway policy, planning, research, design,
operations, construction, and maintenance. There are two principal programs that
accomplish this vital task.
The Federal Aid Highway Program offices, in cooperation
with the State Departments of Transportation, administer the nation's comprehensive
highway system. The Federal Lands Highway Program (FLHP) covers transportation programs
in cooperation with Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA). It provides transportation
engineering services for planning, design, contract administration and construction
of highways and bridges providing access to or within federally owned lands. The
Federal Lands Highway also provides training, technology deployment, engineering
services, and products to other customers.
The Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (TEA-21) required that a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) be developed
as part of the transportation planning process for Federal Lands. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), signed
in 2005, adds to these requirements. The Eastern Federal Lands TIP is prepared
in coordination with the FLMAs for use by interested citizens, as well as state,
metropolitan, and local governments. Please note that this TIP is not an all-inclusive
transportation program for all Federal agencies. Rather, it is representative of
those projects that are approved by the FHWA to utilize FLHP funding.
Eastern Federal
Lands' TIP elements are to be incorporated into the appropriate Metropolitan and
Statewide TIPs. These projects are submitted to the states by the Federal Lands
Highway Division offices to be included in TIPs and State Transportation Improvement
Programs (STIPs). The TIP includes a listing of transportation projects by state,
region and federal land management unit. FLHP funding is identified by Fiscal Year
(FY).
Through the Eastern Federal Lands web site, citizens, affected public agencies,
transportation agencies, private providers of transportation, and other interested
parties are welcome to comment on the TIP. At a minimum, TIP updates will occur
annually.
For additional information, please contact Steve Suder, Planning Engineer,
at 703-404-6289. You may submit your comments by email to EFLHD.TIP@fhwa.dot.gov
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