FHWA Lacks Detailed Guidance on Infrastructure Resilience for Emergency Relief Projects and a Process To Track Related Improvements

Date Issued

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Submitting OIG

Department of Transportation OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Transportation

Report Number

ST2018014

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

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Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	Yes	$0	$0
Revise the Emergency Relief Manual to include a definition of resilience improvement and identify procedures States should use to incorporate resilience into ERP-funded projects.
3	Yes	$0	$0
Develop and implement a process to track the consideration of resilience improvements for emergency relief projects and their associated costs.