Federal Programs and Policies for Highways: Select Aspects and Roles

ISBN: 9781622577569 出版年：2012 页码：204 Evan D Campbell Edward Sanchez Nova Science

This book examines select aspects and the role of federal programs and policies for highway infrastructure. Issues discussed include the federal excise tax on gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund; the role of the Environmental Review Process in federally funded highway projects; the emergency relief program and federal-aid highway assistance for disaster-damaged roads and bridges; tolling of interstate highways; broadband telecommunications as vital for improving state and local systems for traffic management and public safety; revised federal standards for traffic signs; and a legislative history of federal aid to roads and highways since the 18th century.