Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Fact Sheets
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Discretionary Grants Stakeholder Fact Sheets
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The FAST Act: Highway, Rail, and Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety
The FAST Act makes a number of changes to the Department’s safety programs, including creating new grant programs, and making changes to the Department’s authorities to protect the traveling public.Specifically, the FAST Act:
Increases the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed against...The FAST Act: Accelerating Project Delivery
The FAST Act includes a number of changes to Federal law intended to streamline the environmental review process for many transportation projects across the Federal Government.Specifically, the FAST Act:
Extends the environmental review process that applies to highways and public...The FAST Act: Increasing Transportation Choices and Opportunities
The FAST Act includes provisions are intended to improve transportation options, redevelop communities, and expand employment opportunities --particularly for low-income individuals, minorities, and persons with disabilities.Specifically, the Act:
Makes transit-oriented development...The FAST Act: Innovative Finance
The FAST Act restructures the Department’s credit and innovative finance programs.
The Act creates the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau, a new office intended to help streamline and improve the application process for the Department’s credit assistance...
The FAST Act: Freight Provisions
The FAST Act includes a number of provisions focused on ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of freight.Specifically, the FAST Act:
Establishes a National Multimodal Freight Policy that includes national goals to guide decision-making.Requires the Development of a National...Final Designation of the Highway Primary Freight Network Federal Register Notice
Final Designation of the Highway Primary Freight Network Federal Register Notice
Link to Other Freight Resources
Freight transportation is a key concern of the Department. Major web pages and other resources at DOT Agencies dedicated to freight transportation include:
Freight Resources Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) National Freight Advisory Committee...Wyoming Multimodal Freight Network Tables
Highway Multimodal Freight Network RoutesStateRoute NumberStart PointEnd PointLength (Miles)Begin MilepostEnd MilepostWYI25Co/WY LineI90300.740.00300.74WYI80UT/WY LineNE/WY Line402.590.00402.60WYI90MT/WY LineSD/WY Line208.810.00208.82Interstate, US Route and State Route Total912.14n/an/a...