The Technical Transfer Study in Western States reviews the policies and procedures of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Local Highway Technical Assistance policies and procedures in the management of federally funded local public agency (LPA) projects. The states included in the study are Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The goal of the study is to identify opportunities for improvement in the LHTAC and ITD process and recommend changes that would improve the development and construction of local agency Federal-aid projects in Idaho. The study looked at several areas to gain a better understanding of the approach different states took in administering the Federal-aid program.
These areas included:
- Distribution of federal funding
- Stewardship agreements
- Consultant contracts
- Design standards
- Project development process
- Construction management