Types of Work Performed Using Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Federal Highway Funds
RCED-84-83
Published: Feb 29, 1984. Publicly Released: Feb 29, 1984.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the operations of two Federal-aid highway programs in seven States to determine: (1) what interstate and noninterstate rehabilitation program funds are being used for; (2) if the legislative requirement to use 20 percent of primary and secondary funds for noninterstate rehabilitation program work is adequate; (3) how States select interstate and noninterstate projects; (4) whether cost-benefit analysis or comparative costing is used in the project selection process; and (5) whether any States were deferring maintenance on interstate highways so that the roads would deteriorate to such an extent that the repairs would be eligible for Federal funding.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Federal Highway Administration | The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration should review the New York office's decision to fund the sealing of joints to determine whether such work, which has traditionally been considered as maintenance, should be eligible for funding. Further, if the Administrator determines that joint sealing is eligible for Federal funding, Administration headquarters should more clearly define for field offices what types of work are eligible for non-interstate rehabilitation program funds and what types of work are maintenance and, as such, are not eligible for Federal funding. |
The agency plans to take no further action on the New York situation. There are several proposals to develop guidance but there is no indication that actual guidance is going to be issued.
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