Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)
The HPMS is a national level highway information system that includes data on the extent, condition, performance, use and operating characteristics of the nation's highways. The HPMS contains administrative and extent of system information on all public roads, while information on other characteristics is represented in HPMS as a mix of universe and sample data for arterial and collector functional systems. Limited information on travel and paved miles is included in summary form for the lowest functional systems.
HPMS was developed in 1978 as a continuing database, replacing the special biennial
condition studies that had been conducted since 1965. The HPMS has been modified
several times since its inception. Changes have been made to reflect changes in
the highway systems, legislation, and national priorities, to reflect new technology,
and to consolidate or streamline reporting requirements.
More on HPMS
Frequently Asked Questions
HPMS Community Practice
HPMS Reassessment
Purpose of HPMS
State HPMS Websites
HPMS and Related Publications
Quick Find Mileage Data (tables on Road miles from Highway Statistics)
HPMS Field Manual
HPMS Primer (Overview of the HPMS for FHWA)
FHWA Review Guidelines
HPMS Archive Item Descriptions (Data item descriptions)
Use of Census Boundaries for HPMS Data Reporting
FAQs: Applying 2000 Census Data to Urbanized and Urban Areas
Urban Area Boundaries
Highway Functional Classification Guidelines
Highway Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures
Updated Guidance for the Functional Classification of Highways
HPMS Travel Data Reporting
State Practices Used to Report Local Area Travel
Traffic Data for High Volume Routes: Best Practices and Guidelines
Improving HPMS Data Quality
A Continuous Process Improvement Model for the HPMS
Seven Deadly Misconceptions About Information Quality
Data Quality
Other Publications
Non-Federal Applications of HPMS
State
geospatial networks in the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD)