Officials of the Federal Highway Administration, according to the agency's website, are the leaders in national mobility, stewards of the national highway program and innovators for the future. They design and implement national programs and policies, ensure financial and security accountability and invest government funds with partners to create and develop new transportation solutions.
The roots of the Federal Highway Administration date back to 1893, but the modern iteration came with the Highway Act of 1956. The first formal inquiry into a system came in 1938, according to the Highway Administration's history site, in Section 13 of the Federal Highway Act of 1938.
The U.S. DOT (Department of Transportation) has a free telephone number for traveler information at 511. The information is updated every couple of minutes and is available in every state. The number is designed to help travelers before and during road trips so that traffic and other road hazards can be avoided quickly.
The DOT maintains a website that contains information similar to that available through its 511 numbers, but in an easy-to-navigate interactive format. You can find traffic and road closure information for every state using the system, which is updated as often as necessary.
The Highway Administration is the federal agency responsible for seeing that the roads and highways of the U.S. are maintained and secure, and most of its work is done behind the scenes without the public knowing. The Highway Administration also provides many services for travelers using roads or highways in the U.S. and can be an invaluable tool for planning trips as well as checking conditions during them.
