FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY

STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN

MISSION:

We deliver innovative and context 

sensitive transportation solutions 

in alignment with our partners’ 

missions and values.

BUSINESS LINES: 

Program Administration, 

Project Delivery

VALUES:

Public Service | Integrity | Family and 

Work-Life Balance | Respect | Personal 

Development | Diversity | Collaboration

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:

OFFICE OF FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY (HFL)

Central Federal 

Lands Highway 

Division (CFLHD)

Regional Project Offices (RPOs)

VISION:

A safe, reliable, equitable, and resilient 

transportation system for all those 

accessing Federal and Tribal lands.

NICHE:

We are federal partners in 

program and project delivery 

who deliver challenging projects 

with a variety of stakeholders 

to provide context sensitive 

transportation solutions.

KEY PARTNERS:

Tribes | Federal Land 

Management Agencies | State 

and Local Agencies

KEY AUTHORITIES AND 

PROGRAMS:

• 23 USC 201Federal Lands and Tribal

Transportation Program (FLTTP)

• 23 USC 202 Tribal Transportation Program (TTP)

• 23 USC 203Federal Lands Transportation

Program (FLTP)

• 23 USC 204 Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP)

• PL 117-58 Sec11127 Nationally SignificantFederal

Lands and Tribal Transportation Projects (NSFLTP)

• 23 USC 171 Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program (WCPP)

• 23 USC 210 Defense Access Roads Program (DAR)

• 23 USC 125 Emergency Relief forFederally Owned

Roads (ERFO)

• 23 USC 308 Engineering Services

Western Federal 

Lands Highway 

Division (WFLHD)

Eastern Federal 

Lands Highway 

Division (EFLHD)

2023-2033

Source: FHWA, FLH
BUSINESS LINES

OBJECTIVE: 

Program Administration is the inherently 

governmental role of delivering programs 

following statutory requirements to ensure 

compliance, and effective stewardship and 

oversight of government funds in service of 

the Administration’s priorities.

OBJECTIVE: 

Deliver safe, effective, value-added transportation 

engineering and related services for the planning, 

design, construction, preservation, emergency 

repair, and improvements of transportation 

facilities to meet the unique needs of a wide 

variety of traditional and non-traditional partners. 

Integrate innovation and technology deployment 

into our project delivery efforts and expertise. 

Ensure FHWA maintains diverse practical 

experience and technical knowledge in a variety 

of disciplines.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROJECT DELIVERY

ACTIONS:

• Oversee and approve a multi-year program of 

projects informed by asset management data, 

integrated planning, performance goals and 

principles, risks, and stakeholders’ needs.

• Effectively manage and provide stewardship 

and oversight of our programs to comply with 

statutory requirements, stabilize delivery, and 

ensure accountability of funds and finances.

• Implement the Administration’s priorities 

through policy, programs and projects. 

• Strengthen and maintain partnerships 

with mutual respect, open communication, 

collaboration, and checks and balances to 

stabilize and sustain program delivery.

• Recruit, retain, equip, and adapt a diverse 

workforce with the appropriate expertise to 

deliver our programs. 

• Encourage cross training and developmental 

assignments including hosting opportunities 

within FLH and FHWA. 

• Invest in our data management and 

Information Technology to effectively and 

efficiently deliver our program and projects. 

ACTIONS:

• Collaborate with partners to efficiently and 

effectively deliver projects and programs. 

• Provide innovative and context-sensitive 

technical solutions that meet stakeholder 

needs. 

• Champion transportation research. 

• Collaborate to fund and deploy innovations 

and technologies while having a culture of 

accepting calculated risks. 

• Strategically pursue diverse and 

developmental projects. 

• Recruit, retain, equip, and adapt a diverse 

workforce with the appropriate expertise to 

deliver infrastructure projects and services. 

• Enhance agency technical expertise by 

augmenting FHWA’s disciplines knowledge. 

• Encourage cross training and developmental 

assignments including hosting opportunities 

within FLH and FHWA. 

• Viewed by FHWA as the preferred source 

of professional capacity for all appropriate 

disciplines and management.