This legislation requires the Department of Transportation to perform a value engineering study on any project over $50 million except for design-build projects. Currently, a value engineering study is required on all projects over $10 million.

 

This legislation also changes the total expenditures from the State Transportation Fund to exclude the following from budgeting by the department:  funds for projects earmarked by Congress, funds for projects on the Interstate System, and funds for projects on state designated freight corridor