# 2025-09888: Federal Highway Safety Rulemaking Is Paused, But Safety Continues

2025-09888, Incorporating Safety Into Federal-Aid Programs and Projects, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration published 2025-06-03, effective 2025-06-03 (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09888
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09888
- Title: Incorporating Safety Into Federal-Aid Programs and Projects
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 23489
- Published: 2025-06-03
- Effective: 2025-06-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2125-AG08
- Last updated: 2026-10-27

## In one line

Federal Highway Safety Rulemaking Is Paused, But Safety Continues

## Summary

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has decided to stop working on new safety rules for Federal-aid highway programs. This means no new regulations will be added right now, but current safety efforts will keep going strong. This change affects agencies involved in highway projects and won’t cost extra money or cause delays.

## Abstract

FHWA terminates its rulemaking titled "Incorporating Safety Into Federal-aid Programs and Projects." FHWA will proceed to formally terminate the rule from FHWA's upcoming Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("Unified Agenda").

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-09888 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/03/2025-09888/incorporating-safety-into-federal-aid-programs-and-projects)
- [2025-09888 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-03/pdf/2025-09888.pdf)

## Related
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09888 (as of 2026-10-27).