Transportation Infrastructure

Transportation Infrastructure
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2013-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289054403

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined: (1) the condition of the Interstate Highway System; and (2) federal and state efforts to ensure its preservation. GAO found that: (1) the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) noted that over 40 percent of all interstate pavement was rated in fair or poor condition; (2) interstate conditions are not expected to improve beyond 1989 levels because future interstate investment needs significantly exceed funding levels, interstate capacity-enhancement needs will increasingly compete with preservation needs, and the Department of Transportation (DOT) has no goals for minimally acceptable interstate pavement conditions; (3) adequate and timely preventive maintenance could delay costly pavement reconstruction; (4) highways in four of the seven states GAO reviewed had significant maintenance backlogs that could adversely affect the structural integrity of roadways and bridges and the safety of the motoring public; (5) FHwA has not developed measurable criteria or standards for assessing the adequacy of state maintenance and weaknesses in the FHwA inspection process further weakened its oversight of state maintenance efforts; and (6) the Interstate Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction (4R) Program could affect how states prioritize highway projects by funding such capital-intensive preservation activities as resurfacing and reconstruction at a 90-percent federal matching share and by not funding preventive maintenance.

Transportation Infrastructure

Transportation Infrastructure
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1989
Genre: Infrastructure (Economics)
ISBN:

Synthesis of key issues raised at the "New Directions in Surface Transportation Infrastructure," June 20, 1989.

Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress (Executive Summary)

Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress (Executive Summary)
Author: Federal Highway Administration
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780160937057

This Executive Summary (separate entity from the comprehensive 2015 Status of Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress) showcases the highlights of the companion, comprehensive volume. This executive summary contains highlights to the public roadways/highways and Bridges that are part of America's transportation infrastructure. This volume includes an executive summary or synopsis for each chapter included in the comprehensive companion volume. It also contains a significantly reduced number of charts, graphs, and tables with specific data compared to the number available within larger full report. Transportation decision-makers at the municipal, state, and federal level, along with construction and civil engineering executives, and personnel that may be most interested in an overview about America's transportation infrastructure may be interested in this profile resource. Related products: Sign up to a print subscription for Public Roads bimonthly print magazine here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/750-005-00000-4?ctid= Smartphone Applications to Influence Travel Choices: Practices and Policies is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/050-001-00349-0 Bridges & Tunnels resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/science-technology/engineering/bridges-tunnels Comprehensive companion volume -Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress, Full Report 2015 can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/search/apachesolr_search/050-001-00351-1