25 CFR §170.455
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The appropriate design standards must be applied to each construction project consistent with a minimum 20-year design life for highway projects and 75-year design life for highway bridges. The design of TTP projects must take into consideration:
- (a)The existing and planned future use of the facility in a manner that is conducive to safety, durability, and economy of maintenance;
- (b)The particular needs of each locality, and the environmental, scenic, historic, aesthetic, community, and other cultural values and mobility needs in a cost effective manner; and
- (c)Access and accommodation for other modes of transportation.