Action
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
Summary
The FHWA is requesting comments on proposed revisions to its regulation governing the highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program (HBRRP). This proposed action is necessary to incorporate program flexibility provided by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; incorporate FHWA policies implemented since inception of the HBRRP; provide further clarification of issues that have proven to be vague or ambiguous; and make the regulation easier to read and understand. The intent is to revise the regulation so that it better meets the need of State and local bridge owners while also meeting national goals for improving the condition of the Nation's bridges.