The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) joined together on April 27th to provide a Web briefing on the current issues surrounding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This briefing included the ARRA objectives, how funds are distributed, requirements for the use of ARRA funds, accountability and transparency issues and next steps. Joseph Toole, Associate Administrator for FHWA, discussed opportunities to improve the highway safety, the eligibility of safety projects and local roads. To download a recording of the briefing, please click here.

1. Web briefing archived recording
2. Presentation handout (PDF color)
3. Sign-in sheet

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will host a hearing to discuss the 10-week progress of the recovery act related to transportation and infrastructure programs. The hearing will be broadcast live at 11:00 am Eastern, Wednesday, April 29 at http://transportation.house.gov. Please find the following documents distributed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee committee:

• Summary of Subject Matter
• Recovery Act Implementation Report
• Recovery Act formula funding tables
• Transparency and accountability information by state and formula program as of March 31, 2009