The wheels of change turn slowly when it comes to government regulations. For federal highway infrastructure, some of the regulations for new construction have not been modified for decades, but developments in the past two years regarding the adhesive anchor industry are nothing short of a sea change. The most significant development was the issuance of a new technical advisory for bridges and structures by the Federal Highway Administration in January of 2018 (T5140.34). It establishes new guidelines for the installation and inspection of adhesives used in new and existing federal-aid projects. An additional development involves ongoing efforts by the federal government to strengthen the standards used under the Buy American Act. This article explains the recent history of state-by-state regulations in the industry, the review and adoption progress for the new regulations, and the significant impact of the developments on the formulation, specification, and use of anchoring adhesives. …