What is FHWA?
The Federal Highway Administration (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation that administers funding for American highways, including the National Highway System (see Question 7.7 ). It also promotes safety on the highway system. Links to online manuals and articles published by the FHWA (including the MUTCD, see Section 10 ) are on http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/fhwaweb.htm (see also Section 10). Note that the abbreviation for the agency is not “FHA” (which is the Federal Housing Administration). Also note that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is not a part of FHWA (but is a part of the USDOT), nor are the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (formerly but no longer part of the DOT) or the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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