[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR625.2]

[Page 142]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 625--DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 625.2  Policy.

    (a) Plans and specifications for proposed National Highway System 
(NHS) projects shall provide for a facility that will--
    (1) Adequately serve the existing and planned future traffic of the 
highway in a manner that is conducive to safety, durability, and economy 
of maintenance; and
    (2) Be designed and constructed in accordance with criteria best 
suited to accomplish the objectives described in paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section and to conform to the particular needs of each locality.
    (b) Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (RRR) projects, 
other than those on the Interstate system and other freeways, shall be 
constructed in accordance with standards which preserve and extend the 
service life of highways and enhance highway safety. Resurfacing, 
restoration, and rehabilitation work includes placement of additional 
surface material and/or other work necessary to return an existing 
roadway, including shoulders, bridges, the roadside, and appurtenances 
to a condition of structural or functional adequacy.
    (c) An important goal of the FHWA is to provide the highest 
practical and feasible level of safety for people and property 
associated with the Nation's highway transportation systems and to 
reduce highway hazards and the resulting number and severity of 
accidents on all the Nation's highways.