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• FHWA Publishes Fact Sheets Concerning Planning and Environment-Related Research

  FHWA has issued fact sheets summarizing recent research by four offices authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^st Century Act (MAP-21) to facilitate better transportation decision-making and efficiency while protecting the environment. The fact sheets cover research regarding human environment, planning, natural environment, and project development and environmental review. Each fact sheet describes the goals of the office and its featured research activities. For more information, link to http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/map-21_research/resources/publications/ (2-10-15).

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• RFP: Research for the AASHTO Committee on the Environment and Sustainability (NCHRP 25-25)

  The National Cooperative Highway Research Program is soliciting proposals to support the NCHRP 25-25 fast-turnaround research program for AASHTO’s Committee on the Environment and Sustainability. The RFP intends to select two to four task-order contractors to carry out specified quick-response environmental research activities and who will be afforded the opportunity to compete for individual studies selected annually over the next 3 years (renewable for 3 additional years). Current topics include air quality, historic roads and historic properties, endangered species, and stormwater. For more information, link to the RFP. (1-28-15)

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