Transportation Infrastructure: Supplemental Information on the Federal Highway Administration's Project Selection Process for Five Discretionary Programs

RCED-98-179R Published: May 19, 1998. Publicly Released: May 27, 1998.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO addressed congressional concerns regarding whether or not the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) awarded a disproportionate number of projects or funds to democratic or republican congressional districts for fiscal years 1995-97.

Full Report

Full Report (32 pages)

Office of Public Affairs

Chuck Young

Managing Director

youngc1@gao.gov

(202) 512-4800

Topics

Transportation

Discretionary grantsEligibility criteriaFederal aid for highwaysGrant award proceduresStatistical dataPublic landsPublic roads or highwaysShipsEconomic developmentMass transit