Federal-aid highways : FHWA has improved its risk management approach, but needs to improve its oversight of project costs.
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Federal-aid highways : FHWA has improved its risk management approach, but needs to improve its oversight of project costs.

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  • Alternative Title:
    Federal aid highways : Federal Highway Administration has improved its risk management approach, but needs to improve its oversight of project costs;FHWA has improved its risk management approach, but needs to improve its oversight of project costs;FHWA oversight;
  • Corporate Creators:
    United States. Government Accountability Office
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    GAO-09-751
  • Resource Type:
    Proceedings
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Government Accountability Office
  • Abstract:
    The federal-aid highway program

    provides about $33 billion a year to

    states for highway projects. The

    federal government provides

    funding for and oversees this

    program, while states largely

    choose and manage the projects.

    As requested, GAO reviewed the

    Federal Highway Administration’s

    (FHWA) implementation of several

    requirements in the Safe,

    Accountable, Flexible, Efficient

    Transportation Equity Act: A

    Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU):

    (1) oversight of states using a risk

    management approach; (2) efforts

    to develop minimum standards for

    estimating project costs, and

    periodically evaluate states’ cost

    estimating practices; and

    (3) reviews of states’ financial

    management systems. GAO also

    reviewed FHWA’s policy on

    presenting an estimate of financing

    costs in financial plans for major

    projects (i.e., projects estimated to

    cost over $500 million). GAO

    reviewed FHWA plans, risk

    assessments, reviews, and other

    documents; visited five FHWA field

    offices and reviewed financial

    management reviews in an

    additional five field offices; and

    interviewed FHWA officials.

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