Pursuit's Take
During fiscal years 2009 through 2011, four administrations within DOT obligated about $144 billion from the HTF. FHWA obligated the largest share–about 81 percent–of this total.
- FHWA obligated $116.7 billion from the HTF. A majority–about 81 percent–was obligated to construct and maintain highways and bridges. The remainder was obligated for other purposes such as safety, debt service, traffic management and planning and utilities, and for transportation enhancements.
- FTA obligated about $24 billion–about 17 percent of the total obligations–from the HTF, almost all of it through grants to local and state transit agencies and governments to provide transit service, including grants for capital projects, planning, and operating assistance.
- NHTSA obligated about $1.9 billion from the HTF mostly in safety grants to states and localities.
- FMCSA obligated about $1.6 billion from the HTF for motor carrier safety grants to states and localities and to support their efforts to enforce federal commercial motor carrier safety standards.