Programs
Here is information pertaining to the FHWA program. If you are looking for information as to who to contact, sample documents, and useful links, this site should get you started.
We have also included subjects that relate to our nation's highways that go beyond pavement, traffic, bridges, etc.
Useful Federal Aid and Contract Administration
Follow these direct links to the most pertinent documents regarding FHWA's guidelines and support in managing Federal Aid projects and general job contract administration.
Government Agencies--Federal
Environmental Agency Sites
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- EPA Office of Federal Activities
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Bureau of Land Management
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- FHWA's Office of Environment and Planning
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- USGS -- Water Resources of the United States
- NOAA
Innovative Finance Programs
Government Agencies – Federal
- Congressional Budget Office
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service
- GAO Comptroller General Decisions Database
- Federal Register Database
- Code of Federal Regulations
- U.S. Code
- Federal Law Library
Government Agencies – State
Private Organizations
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection widely used in England and currently being further developed for user here. Key roundabout features include:
- Yield control for entering traffic (the vehicle in the roundabout has the right of way).
- Channelized approaches.
- Appropriate geometric curvature to slow speeds.
LINKS
Missouri has about 400 historic bridges. Not all of these bridges are currently eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and not all have been put online for bridge enthusiasts to review. Nonetheless, the following sites will link you to the online material for Missouri's historic bridges.
- Historic Bridges in Missouri (directions to and photos of over 100 historic bridges in Missouri)
- Bridge Hunter
Federal transportation legislation requires that a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated for each urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 people in order to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process, as a condition of Federal aid.
As a result of the 2020 decennial Census, 28 new urbanized areas were identified. These areas will either have to establish and staff a new MPO, or merge with an existing MPO. Additionally, a total of 15 new Transportation Management Areas (TMAs) were designated by the Secretary of Transportation as a result of increases in their urbanized area population or because of splits or mergers of urbanized areas within existing metropolitan planning area boundaries. TMAs generally are metropolitan areas with a population greater than 200,000.
Transportation Planning Capacity Building.
Missouri has nine MPOs that perform the planning functions for the St Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Joplin, St Joseph and Jefferson City, Cape Girardeau and Springdale urban areas.
- Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization, Columbia Missouri
- East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, St Louis Missouri
- Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization, Joplin Missouri
- Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City Missouri
- Springfield Area Transportation Study Organization, Springfield Missouri
- St Joseph Area Transportation Study Organization, St Joseph Missouri
- Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Jefferson City Missouri
- Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization, Cape Girardeau Missouri
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, McDonald County Missouri
Innovation is: production or adoption, assimilation, and exploitation of a value-added novelty in
economic and social spheres; renewal and enlargement of products, services, and markets;
development of new methods of production; and establishment of new management systems. It is both a process and an outcome. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation)
Innovation is synonymous with risk-taking and organizations that create revolutionary products or technologies take on the greatest risk because they create new markets.
The MO Division provides support to MoDOT and all our partners in all things innovation related.
MoDOT Innovation links:
Other useful links:
- FHWA Office of Innovative Program Delivery
- FHWA SHRP2 Solutions
- FHWA Research and Technology
- FHWA Construction Projects Incorporating Experimental Features
- FHWA Alternative Fuel Corridors
- USDOT Research and Technology
- USDOT ITS Joint Program Office
- USDOT Volpe Center
- USDOT Build America Bureau
- FTA Research and Innovation
- FRA Research, Development and Technology
- AASHTO Innovation Initiative
- AASHTO Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
- Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program Web Site
- Transportation Research Board (TRB)
- University Transportation Centers
- NHTSA Research and Evaluation
Safety Links
- National Roadway Safety Strategy
- State and National Fatality and Injury Data
- MoDOT Safety
- Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
- Missouri Work Zone Awareness
- Click It or Ticket
- FHWA Safety Site
- AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan
- Governors Highway Safety Association
- National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
- Buckle Up Phone Down
- Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety
Last updated: Friday, July 31, 2026