1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 . 2. Inclusion of broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (a) In general Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 331. Inclusion of broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (a) Requirement (1) In general The Secretary shall require States to evaluate the need for broadband conduit in accordance with this section as part of any covered highway construction project. (2) Consultation The evaluation shall be done in consultation with local and national telecommunications providers, including telecommunications service and equipment providers. (3) Results of evaluation If the evaluation reveals an anticipated need in the next 15 years for broadband conduit beneath hard surfaces to be constructed by the project, the conduit shall be installed under the hard surfaces as part of the covered highway construction project. (b) Installation requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure with respect to a covered highway construction project that— (1) an appropriate number of broadband conduits, as determined by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, are installed along such highway to accommodate multiple broadband providers, with consideration given to the availability of existing conduits; (2) the size of each such conduit is consistent with industry best practices and is sufficient to accommodate potential demand, as determined by the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information