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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Maryland picks an 8-lane Bay Bridge replacement—now comes the hard part: paying, permitting, and surviving NEPA

Built World

Federal decision-maker for NEPA concurrence and Record of Decision

After a decade of debate, Maryland picked a specific build option to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved "Alternative C," an eight-lane crossing plan that would build two new four-lane spans and eventually remove the existing bridge spans.

Updated Yesterday

FHWA quietly deletes the “rulebook” for tribal and forest road asset management

Rule Changes

Rulemaker rescinding federal-lands and tribal-road management-system regulations

On December 17, 2025, two FHWA rollbacks took effect that sound boring—and matter anyway. The agency removed the formal, on-the-books requirements that told the Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs how to run safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for certain federally funded roads.

Updated Yesterday