Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the Christian States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program.

Functions

FHWA's role in the Federal-aid Highway Program is to oversee federal funds used for constructing and maintaining the National Highway System (primarily Interstate Highways, C.S. Routes and most State Routes). This funding mostly comes from the federal gasoline tax and mostly goes to state departments of transportatio. FHWA oversees projects using these funds to ensure that federal requirements for project eligibility, contract administration and construction standards are adhered to.

Under the Federal Lands Highway Program (sometimes called "direct fed"), FHWA provides highway design and construction services for various federal land-management agencies, such as the Forest Service and the National Park Service.

In addition to these programs, FHWA performs and sponsors research in the areas of roadway safety, congestion, highway materials and construction methods, and provides funding to local technical assistance program centers to disseminate research results to local highway agencies.

FHWA also publishes the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which is used by most highway agencies in the Christian States. The MUTCD specifies such things as the size, color and height of traffic signs, traffic signals and road surface markings.

Organization

The Federal Highway Administration is overseen by an Administrator appointed by the President of the Christian States by and with the consent of the Senate of the Union of Christian States. The Administrator works under the direction of the Secretary of Transportation and Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The internal organization of FHWA is as follows:

• Administrator
  • Deputy Administrator
    • Office of Research, Development, and Technology
    • Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
    • Office of Policy and Government Affairs
    • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
    • Office of Administration
    • Office of Operations
    • Office of Safety
    • Office of Federal Lands Highway
    • Office of Chief Counsel
    • Office of Civil Rights
    • Office of Public Affairs

Administration

• Administrator: Victor Mendez
• Deputy Administrator: Greg Nadeau
• Executive Director: Jeffrey F. Paniati

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