Transportation Enhancement Activities - Guidance
The Federal Highway Administration issued Guidance for Transportation Enhancement (TE) Activities on December 17, 1999.
FHWA periodically makes corrections and clarifications, which are noted in the text.
On this page:
Program Guidance
Transportation Enhancement Activities Guidance
- FHWA Guidance for Transportation Enhancement Activities
- Other Related FHWA Guidance
A project eligible for TE funding must meet Federal environmental, project administration, and right-of-way requirements. - Eligibility Requirements
- Guiding Principles and Questions for TE Activities
- Q & A
- FHWA SAFETEA-LU Fact Sheet for Transportation Enhancements
Related Guidance
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Guidance
Promotes bicycle and pedestrian transportation accessibility, use, and safety. Also provides additional links to Bicycle and Pedestrian Publications and Resources. - Equestrian and Other Nonmotorized Use on Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
- Framework for Considering Motorized Use on Nonmotorized Trails and Pedestrian Walkways
- Manuals and Guides for Trail Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation, and for Signs
- Shared Use Paths Along or Near Freeways and Bicycles on Freeways
- Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding
- Statewide Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Transportation Planning; Final Rule (effective March 16, 2007)
- Recreational Trails Program Guidance
Financial Management Guidance
- FHWA Regulation: Project Monitoring / Close Out Inactive Projects
- Allowable Costs and Procurement Procedures
- Federal share, Payments, Donations (as amended by SAFETEA-LU)
- Federal Share, Payments, Donations Explanation
- 23 U.S.C. 120: Federal share payable
- 23 U.S.C. 132: Payments on Federal-aid projects undertaken by a Federal agency
- FHWA Guidance: Fund Transfers to Other Agencies and Among Title 23 Programs. [ PDF Version 629 KB]
- 23 U.S.C. 323: Donations and credits
- Volunteer Time for Donated Labor and Services. See rates at Independent Sector.
- Specialized Skills Donated. See rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Applicability of Prevailing Wage Rate Requirements to Federal-aid Construction Projects (Davis-Bacon Act)
- Procurement of Federal-aid Construction Projects
- Repayment of Preliminary Engineering Costs
The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify FHWA's policy regarding the time limit for Federal-aid funded preliminary engineering (PE) projects which have not progressed to the right-of-way (ROW) or the construction phase.
Accessibility Guidance
- FHWA's Oversight Role in Accessibility
Announcement of USDOT Accessibility Regulations: 49 CFR Part 37--Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities: Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 209 / Monday, October 30, 2006 / Rules and Regulations / Page 63263. HTML / PDF
Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory, January 23, 2006
Notice of availability of the Access Board's November 2005 Draft Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility GuidelinesDesigning Sidewalks and Trails for Access
FHWA's two-part report on pedestrian and trail accessibility.Part 1, Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices, lays out the history and the practices of applying accessibility concepts to sidewalks and pedestrian trails. (Out of print, available online only)
Part 2, Best Practices Design Guide, provides recommendations on how to design sidewalks, street crossings, intersections, shared use paths, and recreational pedestrian trails. See also Transmittal Memorandum, Detectable Warnings Memorandum (July 2004), Detectable Warnings Memorandum (May 2002), and Errata Sheet.
The Final Report of the Regulatory Negotiation Committee on Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas - www.access-board.gov/outdoor/
Proposes accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act for trails, outdoor recreation access routes, beach access routes, and picnic and camping facilities.Public Rights-of-Way - www.access-board.gov/prowac/index.htm
Recommends accessibility guidelines for sidewalks, street crossings, and intersections.ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - www.access-board.gov/ada-aba/index.htm
Accessibility guidelines for buildings.
State Practices
- Example Memorandum of Understanding for Categorical Exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act for projects which normally have no significant social, economic, or environmental effects.
- Example Memorandum of Understanding
- Programmatic Agreement Survey Results (courtesy Ohio DNR, February 2004)
- State Assumption of Responsibility for Categorical Exclusions (SAFETEA-LU Sec. 6004)
- Information: Guidance on the State Assumption of Responsibility for Categorical Exclusions (CE); April 4, 2006
- FHWA Monitoring Reviews of SAFETEA-LU Section 6004 Categorical Exclusion Assignments; March 28, 2007
State Examples:
