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Listed below are examples of success stories, best practices, and/or innovative tools/approaches. This section will grow as entries are submitted or links to other sites with useful examples are provided. If you believe your agency has utilized a best practice/approach that others could learn from, please submit a short description to AASHTO (including any pertinent links) on the Share Info with AASHTO form. Please note that currently submissions are only being accepted from governmental entities.
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Integrated Vegetation Management Manual for Maryland Highways
The Integrated Vegetation Management Manual for Maryland Highways describes maintenance activities for State Highway Administration (SHA) roadsides and medians. These activities involve application of herbicides, mowing, and the management of woody vegetation. In order to maximize the efficiency of funds, an integrated approach was developed. Each section of the manual provides a description of when and how the work should be performed using Best Management Practices, allowing the Administration to maximize the use of its personnel, equipment and materials resources.
Conducting these activities as outlined provides the greatest safety for the motoring public and maintenance personnel. Activities outlined in this document encourage environmental stewardship, sustainability of the roadside, and the enhancement of aesthetics. The activities are updated annually by the Statewide Vegetation Management Team.
To obtain a copy of the document please contact:
Maryland State Highway Administration
Cashier Office
211 E. Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: 410-545-8490
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Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA)
Environmental Strategic Plan and Management Systems
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Missouri Programmatic Categorical Exclusion
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Missouri Division Office of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) established a Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (CE) for qualifying projects to streamline the project development environmental process without compromising environmental protection. This Programmatic CE allows MoDOT to automatically classify certain types of projects as CEs without submitting each project to FHWA for approval of an environmental classification of CE. These include projects leading to or involving construction within existing right-of-way, and projects with acquisition of no more than three acres of right-of-way, except for long corridor projects where no more than a 25-foot strip of right-of-way is being added on each side of an existing facility. A joint biennial review assesses the effectiveness of this Programmatic CE and allows for changes and adjustments to be made, where warranted. CEs account for over 90% of MoDOT projects.
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ECOPAC
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) makes numerous environmental commitments and obligations to regulatory agencies and the public throughout the planning and design phases of their projects. The NYSDOT has created an Environmental Commitments and Obligations Package (ECOPAC) for Construction. This system has been in use since July 15, 1999. The ECOPAC form serves three purposes:
- presents a systematic, simple, and standardized tool that highlights and transfers environmental commitments made during project design to construction staff;
- provides an improved and simplified environmental audit reporting tool for construction projects; and
- acts as an environmental awareness tool for planning, design, and construction staff.
Download the Engineering Bulletin that announces the ECOPAC and provides a copy of the ECOPAC form.
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New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
New York State DOT’s Environmental Initiative
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Environmental Compliance Incident Reporting Field Guide
The Environmental Compliance Incident Reporting Field Guide is a quick pocket reference guide for construction inspectors, contractors, project managers, and maintenance staff that provides guidance on recognizing environmental incidents that should be elevated within the agency. It also outlines procedures to follow when incidents occur, or if a regulatory agency representative arrives and declares ODOT is in violation. Download a copy of the Field Guide.
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Environmental Control Supervisor Training
To increase protection of environmental resources within and adjacent to UDOT construction sites, UDOT often requires the contractor to designate an Environmental Control Supervisor (ECS) for selected projects. This individual coordinates erosion control inspections, mitigation measures, environmental clearances for off-site work, and all other environmental issues as they arise. A one-day training class is held for UDOT and contractor’s staff that wish to serve as the ECS. Topics covered in the class include UDOT’s environmental process, the Clean Water Act, point source vs. non-point source pollution, storm water pollution prevention plans, erosion and sediment control BMPs, water resource permits, and environmental clearances for off-site work. To date, 570 people have been trained as ECSs for UDOT construction projects.
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Fulfilling Environmental Commitments on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
The Virginia Department of Transportation is committed to fulfilling the environmental requirements of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project. The project involves 20+ regulatory agencies, 30+ permits, and over 1,400 environmental commitments and conditions. To ensure that the commitments were incorporated into the project design and fulfilled during construction, a commitment and impact tracking database as well as an environmental inspection program were developed. For more details, please see a copy of a powerpoint presentation given at the Green Highways Forum in November 2005.
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