Corey Bobba

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FHWA quietly deletes the “rulebook” for tribal and forest road asset management

As of May 2026: Point of contact for the rescission rulemakings

On December 17, 2025, two FHWA rollbacks took effect that sound boring—and matter anyway. The agency removed the formal, on-the-books requirements that told the Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs how to run safety, bridge, pavement, and congestion management systems for certain federally funded roads.

Updated May 15