Types of Work Performed Using Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Federal Highway Funds

摘要

This report discusses how seven states used Federal Highway Administration funds for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing federal-aid Interstate and non-Interstate highways. GAO found that 57 percent of Interstate funds and 59 percent of non-Interstate funds were used for road resurfacing. Another 21 percent of Interstate funds were used for reconstruction while 22 percent of non-Interstate funds were used for minor road widening. GAO also reviewed Federal Highway Administration maintenance inspection reports to identify any states that were deferring their responsibility to maintain federal-aid highways so that the roads would deteriorate to such an extent that they would be eligible for federal funds. GAO recommends that the Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, review the decision which allowed federal funds to be used for joint sealing.