The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), established in 1967 as one of the operating administrations of the Department of Transportation (U. S. DOT), has been a federal agency under different names since 1893. FHWA was formerly known as the Office of Road Inquiry and the Bureau of Public Roads.

The current organizational structure of the agency consists of the Washington, D.C. Office (headquarters), a Resource Center (4 locations), 52 Division Offices, 4 Metropolitan Offices and three Federal Lands Highway Offices.

The Montana Division represents FHWA in Big Sky Country, administering the federal-aid highway program. FHWA's Montana staff work closely with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), Tribal governments, and local transportation organizations.

The federal-aid program provides federal gas-tax revenue back to the States. Enacted federal legislation establishes a host of program requirements. These requirements protect the environment, provide for minimum wages on federal-aid projects, establish certain technical standards for design and construction, and ensure accountability during the expenditure of federal-aid. The Federal Highway Administration has no direct operating jurisdiction over any road in Montana. The federal-aid program is implemented by the Montana Department of Transportation through a process of advise and consent with FHWA.

Eighteen professionals in the Division office are organized into four functional teams:

• Division Management
• Program Development
• Administration
• Operations

View our directory page for position titles and contact information. You may also wish to view our organizational chart.

If you are traveling to Helena where the FHWA Montana division office is located, view our area information for hotels and motels. You'll also find a map of the City of Helena.

You may contact our office by email at Montana.fhwa@fhwa.dot.gov.

Our main phone number is (406) 449-5302; our fax number is (406) 449-5314.

Visit our office at 585 Shepard Way, Helena, MT 59601. We are one mile east of the Montana Department of Transportation Dave Manning Memorial Building, co-occupying a building with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.