Roadway Safety Modernization Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends three sections of Title 23 (Highways) to integrate predictive analytics, telematics, and other validated methodology tools into federal highway safety, freight safety, and state traffic safety data programs. It expands the definition of eligible safety improvements and safety data to include these technologies, making them eligible for existing federal transportation funding. The bill also requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue guidance on data privacy, methodological validation, and inter-agency coordination within one year.
Who Benefits and How
Transportation technology companies, telematics providers, and predictive analytics firms are the most direct beneficiaries, as the bill creates new federal funding pathways for states to purchase their products and services. State departments of transportation gain expanded flexibility to use federal highway safety funds for data-driven safety tools. Freight carriers and logistics companies may benefit from improved safety planning and intelligent freight transportation systems. The motoring public could benefit from more effective identification of high-risk road segments.
Who Bears the Burden and How
States face expanded data collection and integration requirements as a condition of federal safety grants. The Department of Transportation must develop comprehensive guidance on data privacy, transparency, and methodological validation within one year, and must coordinate predictive safety tool activities across at least six component agencies. The Federal Highway Administration Administrator must assess within one year whether operating standards are needed for intelligent freight systems.
Key Provisions
- Adds predictive analytics, telematics, and validated methodology tools to eligible highway safety improvements under Section 148
- Expands safety data definition to include data from predictive analytics and telematics
- Makes intelligent freight technology and safety data tools eligible under the National Highway Freight Program
- Adds predictive analytics deployment to eligible uses of state traffic safety data grants
- Requires DOT guidance on data anonymization, privacy protection, and methodological validation within 1 year
- Mandates cross-agency coordination of predictive safety tools across FHWA, NHTSA, FMCSA, FRA, and others
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Integrates predictive analytics, telematics, and validated methodology tools into federal highway safety, freight safety, and state traffic safety data programs to enable data-driven identification and mitigation of roadway risks
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Highway Safety, Technology
Primary Purpose
Integrates predictive analytics, telematics, and validated methodology tools into federal highway safety, freight safety, and state traffic safety data programs to enable data-driven identification and mitigation of roadway risks
Policy Domains
National Highway Freight Program Amendments (Section 167)
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Freight technology companies
- Intelligent transportation system developers
- Freight carriers and logistics companies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal Highway Administration (new reporting requirements)
- States managing freight programs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
DOT Data Privacy and Coordination Guidance
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Public (data privacy protections)
- States (clear federal guidance on implementation)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Transportation (must develop guidance within 1 year)
- Multiple DOT agencies (must coordinate predictive safety tool activities)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
State Traffic Safety Data Grant Amendments (Section 405)
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Telematics and safety data vendors
- States seeking federal grants for data modernization
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- States (new grant requirements and data integration obligations)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Highway Safety Improvement Program Amendments (Section 148)
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Transportation technology and telematics companies
- Predictive analytics firms
- State departments of transportation
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- States (compliance with expanded data requirements)
- Federal Highway Administration (expanded program oversight)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator (Federal Highway Administration)
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Now includes, to the extent practicable, data collected via predictive analytics, telematics, or other validated methodology tools for use in risk modeling and highway safety planning
Innovative or intelligent technological transportation systems, infrastructure, or facilities (including elevated freight transportation facilities) in proximity to or within a Federal-aid highway right of way, or connecting land ports of entry to Federal-aid highways; or communications/information processing systems improving efficiency, security, or safety of freight on the Federal-aid highway system
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