There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.

1991 ISTEA Summary Pamphlet From USDOT
Sep 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 42-page pamphlet to explain the provisions of the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency...
1998 TEA21 Conference Agreement – Corrected Statement of Managers
Sep 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
The joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on the 1998 TEA21 bill contained multiple inaccuracies and omissions because it...
1998 TEA21 Law – As Amended Through February 2002
Sep 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
The TEA21 law was enacted on June 9, 1998 but was almost immediately altered by significant corrections and amendments enacted...
1998 TEA21 Law – As Amended Through July 1998.
Sep 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
The TEA21 law was enacted on June 9, 1998 but was almost immediately altered by significant corrections and amendments enacted...
2015 DRIVE Act – EPW Markup En Bloc Amendment Package
Sep 14, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Package of amendments offered en bloc and accepted in the June 24, 2015 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's markup...
2015 DRIVE Act – EPW Committee Markup Manager’s Amendment
Sep 13, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Inhofe-Boxer-Carper-Vitter manager's amendment to S. 1647, the DRIVE Act, offered in the Environment and Public Works Committee markup of the...
1978 STAA – Summary Pamphlet From USDOT
Sep 13, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 52-page pamphlet to summarize the provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of...
1982 CBO Study – The Interstate Highway System: Issues and Options
Sep 13, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
June 1982 study by the Congressional Budget Office identifying and analyzing funding options and strategies for completing the Interstate System.
1982 CBO Study – Financial Options for the Highway Trust Fund
Sep 13, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
December 1982 study from the Congressional Budget Office. Summary: "The Congress appears to face two strategic alternatives to the current...
1982 STAA Summary Document From USDOT
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The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 13-page summary of the provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
1987 STURAA Summary Document From USDOT
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The U.S. Department of Transportation prepared this 27-page document to explain the provisions of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation...Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution

This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...
