The US government will stop tracking how much it spends on forest roads

The Federal Highway Administration plans to eliminate its specific rules for the Forest Highway Program. This means the agency will no longer track or report spending on roads that connect national forests to public highways.

For decades, the US government had a dedicated program to fund and track roads that serve national forests. This program ensured that these roads were maintained and connected to the broader highway system. Removing the specific regulations means this funding will now be folded into general federal highway programs, making it harder to see how much money actually goes to forest access.