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Transportation Infrastructure: Managing the Costs of Large-Dollar Highway Projects

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 28, 1997
Report No. RCED-97-47
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Summary:

Each year, the federal government gives the states nearly $20 billion to help build and repair the nation's highways. To meet the nation's transportation needs, states are planning or building large-dollar projects to both replace aging infrastructure and build new capacity. This report discusses (1) whether large-dollar highway projects--defined as costing more than $100 million--experience cost growth, (2) how the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approves large-dollar highway projects and agrees to their costs, and (3) how FHWA ensures that project costs are controlled and that federal funds are used efficiently.

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