Items are listed by the last month that they appeared on the homepage.

October 2001	Stewardship and Oversight The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved a new Stewardship and Oversight Policy for the agency on June 22, 2001. The policy emphasizes that there is a Federal oversight role on all activities funded with FHWA program funds while recognizing the States' ability to assume project approval responsibilities on some projects. More information can be found at the Stewardship and Oversight Taskforce web site. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day Each year 42,000 Americans are killed on our Nation's Roadways. Imagine... a day with ZERO traffic fatalities. That dream can become a reality on October 10, 2001. Find out more about the first annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act - $1.3 Billion Available for Project Assistance Through September 30 The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Program announces $1.3 billion available for assistance to major projects of regional or national significance through September 30, 2001. A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2001. The TIFIA Joint Program Office will accept letters of interest from potential applicants at any time. This "rolling" process applies to all future project applications. The NOFA and new Program Guide and Application are available from the TIFIA web site at http://tifia.fhwa.dot.gov.
September 2001	2001 Stop On Red Week September 1 - 7, 2001 National Stop on Red Week - a week dedicated to educating Americans about the dangers of running red lights - now takes place during the first full week of September every year, going from Saturday to Friday. This year it was September 1 - 7, 2001 For more information, visit the 2001 Stop On Red Week web site.
July 2001	FHWA Honored with E-Gov Award The Federal Highway Administration will receive an "Explorers Awards" for Electronic Government best practices at the E-Gov 2001 International Conference and Exposition (July 9-12, 2001, Washington, DC). To find out more, read the E-Gov Digest article.
April 2001	Foot-and-Mouth Disease Alert The United States government is making a concerted effort to prevent the introduction into the United States of foot and mouth disease, a severe, highly communicable, viral disease of cattle and swine. Introduction of foot and mouth disease into this country would be disastrous to the American livestock industry and wildlife community. [read the full alert] We Remember April 19, 2001, was the sixth anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City. We honor those we lost and those who survived to carry on the work of the Agency. National Work Zone Awareness Week 2001 "Enhancing Safety and Mobility in Work Zones" April 9-12 Connecting America--1999 Report to the Nation is FHWA's first annual report to the American public. The report shows our progress towards achieving our strategic goals and highlights some of the agency's major accomplishments during 1999. The report gives a brief history of the FHWA , a description of our major programs and activities, and a Financial Statement for 1999. Connecting America describes what the agency does, how we work with our partners, and the contributions we make to the nation's highway system. View the report
March 2001	Context Sensitive Design (CSD) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources, while maintaining safety and mobility. CSD is an approach that considers the total context within which a transportation improvement project will exist. To learn more about CSD, visit the CSD web site.