A PROGRAM FOR AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS IN THE 80'S

This position paper is presented as a detailed program of what should be done and how it can be achieved. It is a comprehensive program that claims to treat the differing needs of the states effectively and with equity. In order to make the Federal-Aid Highway financing process more effective and flexible, consolidation and reduction in the number of categories is necessary. The following major categories are recommended for funding: interstate highways; bridge; primary; urban system program; rural program; and safety. In order to assure adequate funding and the most efficient use of available funds, recommendations are made in the area of transferability, and highway financing. Other recommendations discussed here include administrative and technical changes regarding tolls, Davis-Bacon Act, and the development of incentives as opposed to penalties. Program goals prorities, and associated costs, the interstate and defense highway systems, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation and reconstruction are also discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Defense; Federal aid highways; Financing; Highway safety; Highways; Incentives; Neutrons; Programming (Planning); Resurfacing; Rural highways; Strategic planning; Tolls; Urban highways
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations
• Old TRIS Terms: Defense highways; Highway programming; Neutron sources
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325034
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM