OIG summarized the issues identified during the audits of Region 3 and Region 6’s implementation of Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (LRT) and provided recommendations to the Washington Office.
Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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1 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Washington Office issue guidance to its regions to strengthen the LRT project selection process to formally document the information reviewed and decisions made when determining LRT project eligibility and scoring in a manner that allows for independent review. | |||||
2 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Washington Office establish a plan to monitor the regions’ implementation of its April 3, 2024, guidance, which clarified that regions should solicit and consistently consider public input regionally in the ranking of IIJA projects for funding. | |||||
3 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
We recommend that the Washington Office establish a process to confirm that all tasks within an LRT project are eligible before approving the project and funding allocation. |