The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act/ARRA) provides significant new funding for transportation infrastructure.
Regular updates, which are sent to FHWA Division contacts and State Trail Administrators, are available online.
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Transportation Enhancement (TE) activities offer funding opportunities to help expand transportation choices and enhance the transportation experience through 12 eligible TE activities related to surface transportation, including pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and safety programs, scenic and historic highway programs, landscaping and scenic beautification, historic preservation, and environmental mitigation. TE projects must relate to surface transportation and must qualify under one or more of the 12 eligible categories. See Program Brief.
On this site you will find program guidance, legislation, funding data, and links to further resources.
Eligible Activities
- Provision of pedestrian and bicycle facilities
- Provision of pedestrian and bicycle safety and education activities
- Acquisition of scenic or historic easements and sites
- Scenic or historic highway programs including tourist and welcome centers
- Landscaping and scenic beautification
- Historic Preservation
- Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities
- Conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails
- Control and removal of outdoor advertising
- Archaeological planning and research
- Environmental mitigation of highway runoff pollution, reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality, maintain habitat connectivity
- Establishment of transportation museums
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Christopher B DouwesTrails and Enhancements Program Manager
202 366-5013
Fax: 202-366-3409
christopher.douwes@dot.gov
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural and Human Environment
HEPN-50 RM E74-474
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington DC 20590-0001
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