"FIX IT FIRST" - FATALLY FLAWED: A RESPONSE TO THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY PROJECT'S MISUSE OF HIGHWAY INVESTMENT DATA

The Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP), in a recent publication titled "Potholes and Politics 1998", urges the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to require that states use their federal highway funds exclusively to repair and maintain existing roads and highways before any funds are used to construct new roads or add new capacity. The STPP has dubbed this proposal "Fix-It-First". This study addresses two issues: (1) the STPP's use of FHWA data to support its argument; and (2) the impact a "Fix-It-First" policy would have on the nation's transportation system and, more importantly, its economy.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Road & Transportation Builders Association

  ARTBA Building, 1219 28th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20007-3389
• Authors:
  • Buechner, W R
• Publication Date: 1999-2-26

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Economic impacts; Federal aid; Financing; Highway capacity; Highways; Maintenance; Repairing; Roads
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Surface transportation policy project
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762425
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1999 12:00AM