1. DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD (DAR) PROGRAM Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Darryl Hampton, P.E. Senior Engineer for Access Roads (618) 220-5578 Darryl.d.hampton2.civ@mail.mil

2. DAR PROGRAM WHAT THE DAR PROGRAM IS NOT? Not a funded program Not a source of funding WHAT THE DAR PROGRAM IS? A process for validating a public highway requirement meets defense needs using quantifiable criteria that allows a Military Department to justify defense funding A way for DoD to fix immediate off-base transportation requirements based on mission requirements

3. PURPOSE DAR Program The DAR Program provides DoD the means to pay its share for public highway improvements resulting from sudden or unusual defense- generated impacts

4. BACKGROUND and AUTHORITYAuthority 23 USC 21023 USC 210 – SECDOT auth to spend defense funds on public highways certified important to national defense DAR Program is 70+ years old SDDC, in cooperation with FHWA, manage program for all DoD DAR Program only provides maintenance of roadways for the Air Force Minuteman Program to assure safe operation managing the missile program

5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA New connectionsNew connections to military installations Low-type roadsLow-type roads with heavy/oversize requirements doublingDefense doubling of traffic Replacement roadsReplacement roads for those closed due to military necessity

6. FUNDING NoNo Pot of Money Services program and budget defense funds for DAR projects Typically Military Construction funds (5-year money) Annual Authorizations and Appropriations Transferred through Treasury to FHWA

7. DAR PROCESS Evaluation Process By FHWA and SDDC Evaluation Process By FHWA and SDDC Certification Process Certification Process Funding Budget Process Funding Budget Process Design and Construction Typically by State/local highway authorities using military funds Design and Construction Typically by State/local highway authorities using military funds Maintenance by State/local highway authorities using local funds Maintenance by State/local highway authorities using local funds

8. DEFENSE ACCESS ROAD (DAR) PROGRAM Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Transportation Engineering Agency