Indian Reservation Roads Program Explained

Agency Name:Indian Reservation Roads Program
Headquarters:Washington, D.C.
Website:http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr

The Indian Reservation Roads Program (IRR) is part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and is meant to meet the transportation needs of American Indians in the United States, American Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.[1] These roads, also known as BIA Roads are given to tribes by providing funds for planning, designing, construction, and maintenance activities.

The program is jointly administered by the Federal Lands Highway Program and the BIA. These roads are public that provide access to and within Indian reservations, Indian trust land, restricted Indian land, and Alaska native villages. Approximately 29000miles are under the jurisdiction of the BIA and tribes and another 73000miles are under State and local ownership.[2]

The authorizing legislation is the highway authorization act (currently the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)) and codified in Title 23 U.S.C. and 25 C.F.R. Part 170.

The IRR program funds can be used for any type of Title 23 transportation project providing access to or within Federal or Indian lands and may be used for the State/local matching share for apportioned Federal-aid Highway Funds.

List of roads

!Route!Mi!Km!From!To!Notes
BIA Route 12030Arizona State Route 347 near MaricopaArizona State Route 87 in Sacaton Flats
BIA Route 248Arizona State Route 264 in Kykotsmovi VillageBIA Route 15 near Leupp
BIA Route 323Coolidge Dam Road in Coolidge DamUS Route 70 near BylasMostly Concurrent with BIA Route 500
BIA Route 6
BIA Route 753US Route 191 in ChinleNew Mexico State Line in Fort Defiance
BIA Route 849County Road 2000 north of SaffordUS Route 70 near Peridot
BIA Route 1232__

38

New Mexico State Line in Fort Defiance________________________________

US Route 191 in Round Rock

Interstate 40 in Lupton____________________________

New Mexico State Line near Tsalie

BIA Route 1324BIA Route 12 near LukachukaiNew Mexico State Line in Red Rock
BIA Route 14
BIA Route 15105—

54

Townsend-Winona Road near Flagstaff________________________________

Chuichu Road near Casa Grande

Arizona State Route 264/US Route 191 in Burnside___________________________________

Arizona State Route 86 in Maish Vaya

Longest BIA Route in Arizona
BIA Route 1636Utah state line near Navajo MountainArizona State Route 98 west of Kayenta
BIA Route 18
BIA Route 2045US Route 89 in The GapS. Lake Powell Boulevard in PageFormer Alt. Route 89
BIA Route 2743BIA Route 7 near ChinleArizona State Route 264 near Ganado
BIA Route 3313West of Red RockBIA Route 13 in Red Rock
BIA Route 41
BIA Route 42
BIA Route 5944US Route 160 near KayentaUS Route 191 in Many Farms
BIA Route 602030Arizona State Route 87 near DilkonArizona State Route 87 near Winslow
BIA Route 62
BIA Route 6428BIA Route 7 near ChinleBIA Route 12 in Tsalie
BIA Route 68
BIA Route 91
BIA Route 125
BIA Route 17016US Route 70 near San CarlosUS Route 70 in PeridotFormer SR 170.
BIA Route 221

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FLH > Programs > Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) . 2009-10-01 . 2013-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130129000822/http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Indian Reservation Roads Inventory (IRR). Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs. 17 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914225902/http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/OIS/Transportation/IRR/index.htm. 14 September 2015. dead.