THE TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) is the most massive transportation bill in the history of the United States. Over the next 6 years, TEA-21 will provide some $215 billion in spending authority for highway and transit investments. This article presents a review of some of the major points of the bill and an overview of how the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Recommendations for ISTEA 2 fared in the legislative process. Funding for TEA-21's core highway programs are $58.8 billion for the Interstate Maintenance/National Highway System, $37.9 billion for the Surface Transportation Program, $21.9 billion for the Bridge Program, $9.1 billion for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program, and $16.5 billion for the minimum Guarantee Program. The bill includes total authorization of $41.25 billion for transit, $2 billion for highway safety programs, and $1.28 billion in direct spending for Intelligent Transportation Systems activities. In the area of planning, the bill retains the basic current metropolitan planning structure and process.

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