2.2.2.2
TPM Regulations
The TPM provisions for highways included in federal law are implemented in accordance with rulemakings organized around the following six elements:
- National goals – focusing the Federal Aid highway program on the seven areas listed below:
- Congestion reduction
- System reliability
- Environmental sustainability
- Freight and economic vitality
- Infrastructure condition
- Reduced project delivery delays
- Safety
- Measures – assessing performance or condition in carrying out the TPM-based Federal Aid highway program
- Targets – funding recipients are required to document future performance expectations under a fiscally-constrained environment
- Plans – identifying strategies and investments for addressing performance needs
- Reports – documenting progress toward target achievement and investment effectiveness
- Accountability and transparency – requiring federal funding recipients to achieve or make significant progress toward targets