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Transportation Enhancement Guide & Application

View list of Transportation Enhancement projects selected for 2007 (PDF)

What are Transportation Enhancements?

Transportation enhancements (TE) are transportation-related activities that are designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of the Nation's intermodal transportation system. The transportation enhancements program provides for the implementation of a variety of non-traditional projects, with examples ranging from the restoration of historic transportation facilities, to bike and pedestrian facilities, to landscaping and scenic beautification, and to the mitigation of water pollution from highway runoff.

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About TEA-21

TEA-21 expands the definition of transportation enhancements from 10 to specifically include 12 activities. The list of qualifying TE activities provided in 23 U.S.C. 101(a)(35) of TEA-21 is intended to be exclusive, not illustrative. That is, only those activities listed therein are eligible as TE activities. They are listed below:

  1. Provision of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles
  2. Provision of safety and educational activities for pedestrians and bicyclists
  3. Acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites
  4. Scenic or historic highway programs (including the provision of tourist and welcome center facilities)
  5. Landscaping and other scenic beautification
  6. Historic preservation
  7. Rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including historic railroad facilities and canals)
  8. Preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails)
  9. Control and removal of outdoor advertising
  10. Archaeological planning and research
  11. Environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat connectivity
  12. Establishment of transportation museums

Transportation Enhancement Guide and Application

If you would like to receive ongoing information related to INDOT's Transportation Enhancements Program, please subscribe to the Transportation Enhancements Listserv.

Selected Areas of Information include:

Transportation Enhancement Links

Please contact the TE Program Coordinator or call (317) 232-5496, if you have any additional questions or comments about INDOT's Transportation Enhancements Program.