FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FHWA’s FY 2012 budget requests $70.5 billion ($69.9 billion net of rescission) and represents a new paradigm in funding our nation’s highways. This request represents the first year of the Administration’s six-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, which provides $336 billion from FY 2012 to 2017 for highway programs. The proposal reflects a 48 percent increase in funding for road and bridge improvements and construction from the $227 billion authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
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