# 2025-16008: Old Road-Building Rule from 1990 Finally Gets the Boot

2025-16008, Rescinding Regulations on Procedures for Advance Construction of Federal-Aid Projects, is a Federal Register rule from Transportation Department, Federal Highway Administration published 2025-08-21 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-16008
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-16008
- Title: Rescinding Regulations on Procedures for Advance Construction of Federal-Aid Projects
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 40736
- Published: 2025-08-21
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2125-AG26
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Old Road-Building Rule from 1990 Finally Gets the Boot

## Summary

The government is scrapping an old rule from 1990 about how federal money can be used early for big construction projects. This change affects anyone working on federal-aid road projects by making the process simpler and clearer. No new costs or deadlines pop up, but it clears the way for smoother project planning and funding.

## Abstract

FHWA rescinds a specific labeling provision of the rule issued on March 30, 1990, on Advance Construction of Federal-aid Projects.

## Effects PRIA read

- Rescind Advance Construction Labeling Rule: benefit, low. If you work on federal-aid road projects, the Federal Highway Administration rescinds a specific labeling provision from the Advance Construction rule issued March 30, 1990. The change is intended to simplify and clarify how federal funds can be used early for construction projects and does not cre…

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## Sources
- [2025-16008 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/21/2025-16008/rescinding-regulations-on-procedures-for-advance-construction-of-federal-aid-projects)
- [2025-16008 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-21/pdf/2025-16008.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-16008 (as of 2026-06-08).