Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO

Florida DOT's Bridge of Lions Rehabilitation Preserves Historic Gateway to St. Augustine – The Florida Department of Transportation has preserved the historically significant architectural features of the Bridge of Lions, gateway to historic St. Augustine. Accomplished by constructing a "bridge within a bridge," the improvement project was able to retain key elements of the original bridge across Matanzas Bay while solving the bridge's structural problems. View Full Case Study >

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About the Center

The Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO, developed in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, offers a wide range of products and services to assist transportation agencies in achieving environmental excellence in delivering their transportation programs and projects. Through its information exchange, technical assistance, and partnership-building and training resources, the Center helps transportation agencies incorporate environmental compliance, sustainability and stewardship into transportation planning, project development, construction, maintenance, and operations.

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Current Topics & Events

Updated January 27, 2012

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Announcements

AASHTO Report Offers Case Studies on Historic Bridge Rehabilitation

Case studies of best practices for historic bridge rehabilitation from across the country are detailed in a report produced by the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO’s Historic Bridges Community of Practice. Link to Case Studies on Rehabilitation of Historic Bridges.
Practitioner's Handbook Issued on Section 401(b)(1) Guidelines

Guidance on complying with Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) guidelines in the environmental review process for surface transportation projects is provided in a Practitioner’s Handbook published by the Center for Environmental Excellence by AASHTO. For more information, link here.
AASHTO Webinar on Strategies for Stormwater Management Held June 28

AASHTO’s stormwater webinar series continued on June 28 with a review of strategies that transportation agencies are undertaking in Maryland, Colorado, and Oregon. To access a recording of the webinar, link here.

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Practitioner's Handbooks

Practical advice on a range of environmental issues that arise during the planning, development, and operation of transportation projects. View Handbooks > graphic: handbooks

Webinars

Webinars on key topical areas of interest, including Climate Change, Construction/Development Effluent Guidelines, NEPA, Stormwater, and more. View Webinars >

News from Around the Web

Recent Internet postings of interest to transportation and environmental professionals. View News >

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