Rules for federal highway contracts in Appalachia are gone

The Federal Highway Administration has removed regulations for federal highway contracts in the Appalachian region. These rules, put in place in 1974, were deemed unnecessary and redundant.

For decades, federal highway projects in Appalachia had an extra layer of specific rules. Now, those projects will follow the same general federal contracting rules as everywhere else. This means less paperwork and potentially faster project approvals for road builders in the region.