Federal Work Category Table

Last updated: 2023-04-20

A Federal Work Category is a code used to define the type of work to be accomplished by the bid items in a given estimate category. The Federal Work Category code is equivalent to the Federal Improvement Type code in FIIPS.The Federal Improvement Type code is listed for each category on the FIIPS - Category Funding Summary screen.

Federal Improvement Type	Description
01 - New Construction Roadway	Construction of a new roadway that will not replace an existing roadway. A new roadway will provide: (1) a roadway where none existed or (2) an additional and alternate roadway to an existing roadway that will remain open and continue to serve through traffic.
03 – Reconstruction - Added Capacity	Construction on approximate alignment of an existing route where the old pavement structure is substantially removed and replaced. Such reconstruction includes widening to provide continuous additional through lane(s), or adding, or revising interchanges, replacing other highway elements such as a grade separation to replace an existing grade intersection. Also included, where necessary are other incidental improvements such as drainage and shoulder improvements.
04 – Reconstruction - No Added Capacity	Construction where the old pavement structure is substantially removed and replaced or significant structural capacity is added. Also includes the addition of auxiliary and turning lanes, reconfiguring interchanges, replacing other highway elements such as a grade separation to replace an existing grade intersection. Also included, where necessary, are other incidental improvements such as drainage and shoulder improvements. May also include widening the lanes or shoulders, or a combination of both, of an existing roadway, without adding through lanes.
05 – 4r Maintenance – Resurfacing	Placement of additional surface material, including seal coats, over the existing roadway to improve serviceability or to provide additional strength. There may be some upgrading of unsafe features and other incidental work in conjunction with resurfacing, including culvert replacement. Where surfacing is constructed by separate project as a final stage of construction, the type of improvement should be the same as that of the preceding stage (new route, relocation, reconstruction, minor widening, etc.).
06 – 4r Maintenance – Restoration & Rehabilitation	Work required to return existing pavement (including shoulders) to a condition of adequate structural support or to a condition adequate for placement of an additional stage of construction. There may be some upgrading of unsafe features or other incidental work in conjunction with restoration and rehabilitation. Typical improvements would include rehabilitation of roadway surface; replacing spalled or malfunctioning joints; substantial pavement stabilization prior to resurfacing; grinding/grooving of rigid pavements; replacing deteriorated materials; reworking or strengthening bases or sub-bases, and adding under-drains.
07 – 4r Maintenance Relocation	Construction of a roadway at a new location that replaces an existing roadway. The new roadway carries all the through traffic with the previous facility closed or retained as a land-service road only.
08 – Bridge - New Construction	Construction of a new bridge that does not replace or relocate an existing bridge.
10 - Bridge Replacement	Total replacement of a bridge with a new structure. Includes structures over waterways, land and other roadways. A bridge removed and replaced with a lesser facility is considered a bridge replacement. Incidental roadway approach work is included. The use of this code requires the reporting of the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) structure number in the data field identified Bridge Numbers.
13 - Bridge Rehabilitation	For the major work required to restore structural integrity of a bridge as well as work necessary to correct major safety defects. Bridge deck replacement (both partial and complete) and widening of bridges including addition of through lanes to specified standards are included. Construction of a dual structure to alleviate a capacity deficiency is also included. The use of this code requires the reporting of the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) structure number in the data field identified Bridge Numbers.
15 - *Preliminary Engineering	For the preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E), traffic, and related studies including field inspections, surveys, material testing, and borings.
16 - Right of Way	For purchase of land, improvements and easements, in addition to the cost of moving and relocating buildings, businesses, and persons.
17 - *Construction Engineering	Oversight of construction of roadways, structures, and traffic services facilities including additional design work after construction project is let.
18 - Planning	For Planning related purposes.
19 - Research	For Research related purposes.
21 - Safety	For projects or a significant portion of a project that provides features or devices to enhance safety. Beam guards, pavement marking, and traffic signals are included. For example, expenditures on projects designed to improve the safety of at-grade railroad crossings or for the construction of facilities dedicated to the enforcement of vehicle weight regulations.
22 - Rail/Highway Crossing	Improvements to crossing warning Protective Devices such as signs, markings, and cross bucks; flashing light additions/improvements; and improvements to track circuitry.
23 - Transit	For transit and transit-related purposes.
24 - Traffic Management/ Engineering - HOV	Traffic operation improvements that are designed to reduce traffic congestion and to facilitate the flow of traffic, both people and vehicles, on existing systems, or to conserve motor fuels. Include automated toll collection equipment, road and bridge surveillance and control systems, etc.
25 - Vehicle Weight Enforcement Program	Vehicle Weight Enforcement
26 - Ferry Boats	Ferry Boats
27 - Administration	Administration for National Recreational Trails Projects, Commercial Vehicles, and other similar projects.
28 - *Facilities for Pedestrians and Bicycles	For independent projects (not part of any other Federal-aid Highway project) to construct a facility to accommodate bicycle transportation and pedestrians, including sidewalks.
29 - *Acquisition of Scenic Easements and Scenic or Historic Sites	For projects consisting of easement and fee-simple purchase of sites of historic significance or considered worthy of preserving, or a combination of both, due to their scenic qualities within the view shed of a transportation facility.
30 - *Scenic or Historic Highway Programs	For projects consisting of scenic highway program and implementation activities not included in safety and other related improvements.
31 - *Landscaping and Other Scenic Beautification	For projects involving landscaping and other scenic beautification through planting and related work. This includes vegetation management to assure the sustain ability of landscape areas.
32 - *Historic Preservation	For projects consisting of purchasing and restoring/rehabilitating a building, structure, or facility (other than transportation buildings, structures and facilities) that is directly related to the transportation system.
33 - *Rehab & Operation of Historic Trans Sites	For projects consisting of purchasing & restoring/rehabilitating, or operating transportation buildings, structures, or facilities, or a combination of both.
34 - *Preservation of Abandoned Railway Corridors	For projects to preserve an abandoned railway corridor. It is expected that most of these projects will accommodate bicycle and pedestrian use. This code may be used for any railway corridor conversion project including those used by equestrians, skaters, and skiers. Not to be used for National Recreational Trails projects.
35 - *Control & Removal of Outdoor Advertising	For projects to purchase outdoor advertising for permanent removal, to remove illegal outdoor advertising, or to develop an outdoor advertising control plan.
36 - *Archaeological Planning & Research	For projects involving the identification, evaluation, planning, or research, or a combination of any, of historic or archaeological planning and research under Transportation Enhancements.
37 - *Mitigation of Water Pollution due to Highway Runoff	Mitigation of Water Pollution due to Highway Runoff.
38 - *Safety and Education for Pedestrian/Bicyclists	Safety and Education for Pedestrians and Bicyclists.
39 - *Establishment of Transportation Museums	Establishment of Transportation Museums.
40 - *Special Bridge	Includes low water crossing replacement, application of calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing compositions, and other eligible bridge projects not covered by another type of improvement code. Does not require an NBI structure number in the data field identified Bridge Numbers.
41 - *Youth Conservation Service	Youth Conservation Service
42 - Training	Training; Supportive Services; TRAC; On the Job Training
43 - Utilities	Utilities including lighting, sewer and water mains, and utility relocations (poles, lines, etc.).
44 - Other	Miscellaneous work such as National Recreational Trails construction, noise barriers, etc.
45 - Debt Service	Interest payments and retirement of principal under an eligible bond issue (including capitalized interest) and any other cost incidental to the sale of an eligible bond issue (including issuance costs, insurance or other credit enhancement fees, and other bond-related costs as determined).
48 - Bridge Protection	Includes scour countermeasures, seismic retrofits, impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events.
49 - Bridge Inspection and Bridge Related Training	Bridge inspection and evaluation activities, including in-depth and special inspections. Bridge inspection related training.
50 - New Tunnel	Construction of a new tunnel that does not replace or relocate an existing tunnel.
51 - Tunnel Replacement	Total replacement of a tunnel with a new structure constructed with additional lanes in the same general traffic corridor.
52 - Tunnel Rehabilitation	For the work required to restore structural integrity of a tunnel, as well as, work necessary to correct major safety defects.
53 - Tunnel Preservation	Activities that prevent, delay, or reduce deterioration of tunnels or tunnel elements, restore the function of existing tunnels, keep tunnels in good condition, and extend their life.
54 - Tunnel Protection	Includes impact protection measures, security countermeasures, and protection against extreme events.
55 - Tunnel Inspection and Tunnel Related Training	Tunnel inspection and evaluation, including in-depth and other inspections. Tunnel inspection related training.
56 – Other Asset Inspection	Inspection and evaluation of infrastructure assets other than bridges or tunnels, including signs and sign-structures, earth retaining walls and drainage structures. Inspections related training for signs and sign-structure, earth retaining walls and drainage structures.
57 - Safety Non-Infrastructure	A project contributing to a reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads and the achievement of State safety targets that either adds to existing successful non-infrastructure programs (but not replace existing funding sources), or is used for new and proven activities as determined by data-supported means.
58 – Freight	Freight related items.
59 - Bridge Resurfacing
60 - Highway Infrastructure Preventive Maintenance
61- Routine Maintenance
62 - Operations
63 - Electric Vehicle & Charging Infrastructure
64 - Other Alternate Fuel Vehicles & Infrastructure
65 - Resilience Planning	Developing a Resilience Improvement Plan; resilience planning, predesign, design, or the development of data tools to simulate transportation disruption scenarios, including vulnerability assessments; technical capacity building to facilitate the assessment of the vulnerabilities of surface transportation assets and community response strategies under current conditions and a range of potential future conditions; or evacuation planning and preparation.
66 - Resilience Improvement - Highway Project	Highway projects to improve the ability of an existing surface transportation asset to withstand one or more elements of a weather event or natural disaster, or to increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of changing conditions, such as sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
67 - Resilience Improvement - Transit or Port Projects	Activities conducted on public transportation facilities or services, or port facilities, to improve the ability of an existing surface transportation asset to withstand one or more elements of a weather event or natural disaster, or to increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of changing conditions, such as sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
68 - Resilience Improvement - Natural Infrastructure	Activities utilizing natural infrastructure to improve the ability of an existing surface transportation asset to withstand one or more elements of a weather event or natural disaster, or to increase the resilience of surface transportation infrastructure from the impacts of changing conditions, such as sea level rise, flooding, wildfires, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
69 - Community Resilience and Evacuation Routes	Activities to strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting evacuations caused by emergency events.
70 - At Risk Coastal Infrastructure - Highway Project	Highway projects to strengthen, stabilize, harden, elevate, relocate, or otherwise enhance the resilience of at-risk coastal infrastructure that are subject to, or face increased long-term future risks of, a weather event, a natural disaster, or changing conditions, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level rise, in order to improve transportation and public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.
71 - At Risk Coastal Infrastructure - Transit or Port	Activities conducted on public transportation facilities or services, or port facilities to strengthen, stabilize, harden, elevate, relocate, or otherwise enhance the resilience of at-risk coastal infrastructure that are subject to, or face increased long-term future risks of, a weather event, a natural disaster, or changing conditions, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level rise, in order to improve transportation and public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.
72 - At Risk Coastal Infrastructure - Natural Infrastructure	Activities utilizing natural infrastructure to enhance the resilience of at-risk coastal infrastructure that are subject to, or face increased long-term future risks of, a weather event, a natural disaster, or changing conditions, including coastal flooding, coastal erosion, wave action, storm surge, or sea level rise, in order to improve transportation and public safety and to reduce costs by avoiding larger future maintenance or rebuilding costs.