State Oversight of Federal-Aid Projects
In accordance with the Stewardship and Oversight Agreement between Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) dated May 21, 2015, the Department assumed FHWA responsibilities for the program, design, and inspection of certain federal-aid projects. Refer to
Chapter 7
for FHWA requirements. Ensure projects reviews are conducted in compliance with the local, state and federal requirements.In addition to construction projects, state oversight duty is required on any project that includes federal funds, such as those falling under these categories:
- emergency relief (ER),
- congestion mitigation (CM),
- state force account work, or
Determine FHWA participation for change orders (COs), time suspensions and time extensions (TE) for exempt federal-aid contracts. Refer to
Chapter 1, “FHWA Oversight Requirements"
, for additional instructions.