Sec. 1408. IMPROVEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF HIGHWAY FEATURES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
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## SEC. 1408 IMPROVEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF HIGHWAY FEATURES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM ###
(a)Update of Implementation Guidance The Secretary, in cooperation with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, shall update as appropriate the August 28, 1998, Federal Highway Administration Policy on Implementation of the report of the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council entitled “NCHRP Report 350–Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features”. ###
(b)Guidance The Secretary, in cooperation with the Association, shall publish updated guidance regarding the conditions under which States, when choosing to improve or replace highway features on the National Highway System, should improve or replace such features with highway features that have been tested, evaluated, and found to be acceptable under the guidelines of the report referred to in subsection (a). ###
(c)Matters To Be Considered Guidance published in accordance with subsection (a)— ####
(1)shall address those highway features that are covered by the guidelines in the report referred to in subsection (b); and ####
(2)shall consider types of highway features, cost-effectiveness, and practicality of replacement with highway features that have been found to be acceptable under the report guidelines to determine conditions when such features should be used.