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23 CFR § 626.3 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s626.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "23 CFR § 626.3 - Policy."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "626.3"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS"
part_number: "626"
part_name: "PAVEMENT POLICY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 101(e), 109, and 315; 49 CFR 1.48(b)"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 67174, Dec. 19, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "626"
---

# 626.3 Policy.

Pavement shall be designed to accommodate current and predicted traffic needs in a safe, durable, and cost effective manner.