23 CFR § 625.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s625.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 625.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "625.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS"
part_number: "625"
part_name: "DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 103, 109, 315, and 402; Sec. 1073 of Pub. L. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914, 2012; Sec. 1404 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312; 49 CFR 1.85."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 15397, Apr. 1, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "625"
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# 625.1 Purpose.

To designate those standards, policies, and standard specifications that are acceptable to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for application in the geometric and structural design of highways.