This pamphlet is a companion to the 1994 FHWA brochure The Highway Performance Monitoring System, which describes the FHWA system for measuring and monitoring the condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the Nation's highways.

The success of FHWA's statistical program is a direct result of the long partnership between FHWA and the State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). FHWA relies on the State DOTs to coordinate the data collection from a multitude of agencies and local jurisdictions.

WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE FHWA STATISTICAL PROGRAM SERVE?


FHWA's statistical programs provide data essential for:

  • Preparing the Secretary of Transportation's report to Congress on the status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System including highway performance, conditions, and needs.

  • Apportioning Federal-aid highway funds among the States for ISTEA minimum allocation, donor State bonus, and 90 percent-of-payment adjustment programs.

  • Developing and evaluating the impact of Federal surface transportation legislation.

  • Providing data that supports policy and planning decisions in State and local governments.

  • Assisting the private sector, academic research, national organizations, and others in meeting their transportation information requirements.

    FHWA statistical programs and data support a policy and planning framework needed by a wide range of decision-makers and other customers. In general, these data are the primary source of information used


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    		• The success of FHWA's statistical program is a direct result of the long partnership between FHWA and the State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). FHWA relies on the State DOTs to coordinate the data collection from a multitude of agencies and local jurisdictions.