Infrastructure - FHWA Freight Management and Operations

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class="breadcrumb"><a href="../index.cfm">Home</a> </div> <h1>Infrastructure</h1>  <div class="inset-photo"><img src="../images/garnish/truck_red.jpg" alt="tandem tractor trailer truck" width="225" height="111" hspace="0" vspace="10" border="1"></div> <p>The Office of Freight Management and Operations is responsible for promoting investment in cost-effective infrastructure for the efficient movement of freight. This responsibility includes technical advice to others offices of the Federal Highway Administration and its partners and oversight of four programs authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). </p> <h2>The Freight Network and Major Freight Programs</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/infra-grants/infrastructure-rebuilding-america">INFRA-FASTLANE</a></li> <li><a href="corridors/index.htm">Corridors</a></li> <li><a href="fidpgp.htm">Freight Intermodal Distribution Pilot Grant Program</a></li> <li><a href="gb/index.htm">Gateways and Borders</a></li> <li><a href="nciip.htm">National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program</a></li> <li><a href="nfn/index.htm">National Highway Freight Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/freight">Multimodal Freight Network</a></li> <li><a href="national_network.htm">National Network</a> </li> <li><a href="nhs_connect/index.htm">NHS Connectors</a></li> <li><a href="nat_reg_sig/index.htm">Projects of National and Regional Significance</a></li> <li><a href="tiger/index.htm">BUILD–TIGER Grants</a></li> <li><a href="truck_parking/index.htm">Truck Parking</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="../pol_plng_finance/policy/index.htm">Policy, Legislation, and Regulations</a> offers more information on freight provisions of major legislation such as SAFETEA-LU and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.</p> <h2>Related Topics</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/freight/technology/urban_goods/index.htm">Urban Goods Movement</a></li> </ul> <h2>Contact</h2> <p>Freight Feedback<br> <a href="mailto:FreightFeedback@dot.gov">FreightFeedback@dot.gov</a></p>  </div> </td> </tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"> <tr> <td colspan="3" id="footer-bar"><img src="../images/empty_cell.gif" width="10" height="1" alt="No Value"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td id="footer-logo"><img src="../images/fhwatag.gif" width="89" height="18" border="0" alt="FHWA"></td> <td valign="top" id="footer-links"> <p class="footer-links"><a href="//www.transportation.gov/" title="US DOT Home Link">US DOT Home</a> | <a href="//highways.dot.gov/" title="FHWA Home Link">FHWA Home</a> | <a href="//ops.fhwa.dot.gov/" title="Operations Home Link">Operations Home</a> | <a href="//www.fhwa.dot.gov/privacy.cfm" title="Privacy Policy Link">Privacy Policy</a></p> <p>United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration</p> </td> <td id="javadate"> <script language="JAVASCRIPT" type="text/javascript"> </script> </td> </tr> </table> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="4,4,182,21" href="https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/" alt="Office of Operations" title="Office of Operations"> </map> </body> </html>

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