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HR 3440119th CongressIn Committee
Traffic Safety Enhancement Act of 2025
Introduced: May 15, 2025
Infrastructure
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The Traffic Safety Enhancement Act of 2025 (H.R. 3440) would amend the federal highway statute to allow the construction of roundabouts to be funded under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP). Specifically, it adds “Construction of roundabouts” as a eligible project category to the list of projects that can be funded with STBGP money. The bill does not create new funding; it expands the set of projects that states and local governments can choose from when using existing STBG dollars. The sponsor package aims to promote safer intersection design and potentially smoother traffic flow by making roundabouts a funded option under federal transportation dollars.
Key Points
- 1Adds a new eligible project category: “Construction of roundabouts” under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program.
- 2The change is a textual amendment to 23 U.S.C. § 133(b), adding item (25) for roundabouts.
- 3Short title: Traffic Safety Enhancement Act of 2025.
- 4No new funding levels or authorizations are created; eligibility is expanded within existing STBG resources.
- 5Potentially promotes safer intersections and improved traffic efficiency by expanding project options available to states and localities.
Impact Areas
Primary: State Departments of Transportation and local governments responsible for highway and intersection projects, who would be able to use STBG funds for roundabout construction.Secondary: Road users and communities receiving safety-oriented intersection improvements; engineers and planners who design and plan transportation projects.Additional impacts: Could influence project planning, budgeting, and environmental/design review processes (roundabouts must still comply with applicable federal design standards and environmental review requirements); may affect construction industry demand for roundabout-related work.
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