Defense infrastructure [electronic resource] : high-level federal interagency coordination is warranted to address transportation needs beyond the scope of the Defense Access Roads program : report to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, [i.e. and Related Agencies], Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives

Corporate Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Additional Titles: Defense infrastructure : high level federal interagency coordination is warranted to address transportation needs beyond the scope of the Defense Access Roads program and High-level federal interagency coordination is warranted to address transportation needs beyond the scope of the Defense Access Roads program
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ii, 46 pages) : color illustrations, map
Additional Creators: Lepore, Brian J. and United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

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Summary

The unprecedented growth at 26 military installations across the country due to the implementation of several concurrent Department of Defense (DOD) initiatives is expected to stress transportation needs for surrounding communities. The Defense Access Roads program, while small when compared to other transportation funding sources, provides a means for DOD to pay a share of the cost of highway improvements due to unusual and sudden DOD-generated activities. In response to a congressional request to review the program, GAO (1) assessed the use of the program to mitigate transportation needs and (2) identified additional steps that may be necessary to address unmet transportation needs. GAO conducted extensive interviews with 26 growth installations and visited installations and state authorities in Maryland, Texas, and Virginia to discuss transportation issues. GAO recommends that DOD in coordination with the Department of Transportation (1) update, clarify, and communicate the program's guidelines to all stakeholders to promote more effective program utilization, and (2) ensure regular meetings of appropriate high-level leaders to identify existing federal transportation funding resources and develop a strategy for giving priority consideration to defense-affected communities. DOD partially concurred with our recommendations.

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GA 1.13:GAO-11-165
GAO-11-165

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Title from cover screen (viewed Feb. 28, 2011).
"January 2011."
"GAO-11-165."

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