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Office of Policy & Governmental Affairs

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Office of Highway Policy Information

Welcome to the Office of Highway Policy Information (HPPI) Website. Our goal is to gather, analyze, and compile timely, quality, and complete data to support Congressional reporting responsibilities and decision-making activities. Additionally, we provide innovative, timely, customer responsive products and publications.

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Motor Fuel and
Highway Finance

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Data Analytics and Visualization

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Travel Monitoring and Surveys

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Highway System Performance

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A Message from our Director, David Winter

The Office of Highway Policy Information houses the Federal Highway Administration's traffic and transportation performance data, serving as the national source of surface transportation data. We provide the U.S. Department of Transportation, Congress, and the transportation community with accurate information products in a timely manner to inform the development and implementation of decisions, policies, legislation, programs, and performance goals. Our office constantly strives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection and analysis on travelers and the physical, operational and financial condition of our transportation system. As the national transportation environment continues to evolve, we provide innovative, timely, customer responsive products and publications for use by stakeholders from all areas.


State Statistical Abstracts

This dashboard contains state-specific data on population, land area, mileage, fuel use, drivers, vehicles, travel, and other related data.

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Notable HPPI Products
2022 Traffic Monitoring Guide

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This edition of the Traffic Monitoring Guide (TMG) is intended to provide the most up-to-date guidance to State highway agencies about the policies, standards, procedures, reporting, and equipment utilized in a traffic monitoring program. The TMG presents recommendations that help improve and advance current programs with a view toward the future of traffic monitoring and with consideration for transportation regulations resulting from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and its predecessors.

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Notable HPPI Products
2024 Highway Information Seminar

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Monday, December 2 - Friday, December 6, 2024

The Highway Information Seminar will be virtual again in 2023. The seminar provides training on the latest data needs as related to the Federal-Aid highway program to State and local agency personnel and FHWA Division employees who are responsible for collecting, processing and submitting data and information to the FHWA.

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