Prepared for Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
August 2017
This Technical Transfer Study in Western States (Project Number: A012[908], Key Number: 12908) reviews the policies and procedures of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council’s (LHTAC’s) Local Public Agency (LPA) policies and procedures to compare them with several of the surrounding states’ policies and procedures in the management of federally funded local agency projects. The states included in the study are Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The focus areas reviewed included:
• Distribution of federal funding
• Stewardship agreements
• Consultant contracts
• Design standards
• Project development process
• Construction management
The implementation of the process varies between each state and each state has implemented different methods of ensuring compliance. This report discusses the differences and offers recommendations to assist LHTAC in improving their unique approach to managing federal funds for local agency projects.
Download and Read the Full Report
Technical Transfer Study Western States (PDF)