Federal Lands Highway Programs
Hobnail Trail Bridge, Lolo National Forest, Montana. (USDA Forest Service photo by Matthew McCabe)
The Forest Service receives funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the Federal Highway Administration for the following Federal Lands Highway Programs:Federal Lands…
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Maintaining Infrastructure
Maintaining the Forest Service’s portfolio of engineered infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings and dams is essential to public safety, protecting the environment, and the economy at both local and national levels. It is also essential to allowing the Forest Service to meet its various missions.Infrastructure wears out with time and use. Repairs and maintenance, which include annual and…
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Roads
The Forest Service maintains over 265,000 miles of roads that provide access necessary for public use and enjoyment, management, and protection of the nation’s forests and grasslands, 65,000 miles of which are maintained for passenger car use. Only the states of Texas and California manage more total road miles than the Forest Service. This vast transportation system provides access for…
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Infrastructure - Dams
Twin Lakes Dam on the Alleghany National Forest (USDA Forest Service photo by Amy Crews)
Over 3000 dams are located on national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service operates and maintains approximately 1500 of these dams for which the agency accepts legal ownership on behalf of the…
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Infrastructure
The Forest Service has a broad spectrum of responsibilities from managing 175 national forests and grasslands covering 193 million acres. We accomplish this work and more through our annual budget as provided by Congress and with supplemental funding allocated for specific purposes. Infrastructure is critical to providing safe access to the nation’s forests and grasslands, delivering…
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Engineering
The Forest Service operates and maintains infrastructure assets that directly support the management and public use of 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. These lands encompass 193 million acres in 43 states, the US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and combined cover an area twice the size of California.Engineering activities include planning, design, construction, maintenance, and…