United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be021d10 D09002ee1be021dac United States Department of Transportation originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Federal Highway Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The National Highway System (NHS) was established by the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (NHS Act), Pub. L. 104- 59, 109 Stat. 568. In order to reflect the establishment of the NHS, the FHWA is revising several areas of the text in its regulation at 23 CFR part 625 governing design standards for highways; updating the listing of standards; relocating the guides and references; and adopting as its policy for the design standards which apply to highway construction and reconstruction projects on the NHS, a 1994 revision of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) publication, ``A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets'' (AASHTO 1994 Policy). The primary reason for development of the new AASHTO 1994 Policy was to convert the numerical values in AASHTO's 1990 Policy to the metric system (SI). With the recent enactment of the NHS Act, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (Secretary) cannot require that any State use, or plan to use, the metric system for Federal-aid projects before September 30, 2000. However, almost all of the States continued their conversion to metric to meet the previously established deadline of September 30, 1996, and are either awarding contracts in metric or plan to do so in the near future. 62 FR 15392 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-01/97-8197 97-8197 fr01ap97-14 RIN 2125-AD38 4910-22-P FHWA Docket No. 95-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-01/97-8197 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-01/html/97-8197.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-01/pdf/97-8197.pdf 7 p. 15392 15398 62 FR 15392 Title 23 Part 625 23 CFR Part 625 RIN 2125-AD38 Design Standards for Highways; Geometric Design of Highways and Streets; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-8197 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration 1997-05-01 FHWA Docket No. 95-12 4910-22-P 97-8197 Final rule.

The National Highway System (NHS) was established by the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (NHS Act), Pub. L. 104- 59, 109 Stat. 568. In order to reflect the establishment of the NHS, the FHWA is revising several areas of the text in its regulation at 23 CFR part 625 governing design standards for highways; updating the listing of standards; relocating the guides and references; and adopting as its policy for the design standards which apply to highway construction and reconstruction projects on the NHS, a 1994 revision of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) publication, ``A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets'' (AASHTO 1994 Policy). The primary reason for development of the new AASHTO 1994 Policy was to convert the numerical values in AASHTO's 1990 Policy to the metric system (SI). With the recent enactment of the NHS Act, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (Secretary) cannot require that any State use, or plan to use, the metric system for Federal-aid projects before September 30, 2000. However, almost all of the States continued their conversion to metric to meet the previously established deadline of September 30, 1996, and are either awarding contracts in metric or plan to do so in the near future.

This final rule is effective May 1, 1997. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 1, 1997. Mr. Seppo I. Sillan, Geometric and Roadside Design Branch, Federal-Aid and Design Division, Office of Engineering (202) 366-0312, or Mr. Wilbert Baccus, Office of Chief Counsel (202) 366-0780, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Vol. 62, no. 62 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-04-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 255 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-01 P0b002ee180a33d15 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01ap97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-04-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-04-01/pdf/FR-1997-04-01.pdf fdlp 15355 15598 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-04-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-04-01 62 62