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Leaching Behavior of Heavy Metals and Semi-Volatile Organic Chemicals from Waste Materials Wrapped and Unwrapped in Geotextile Fabric and Placed in Groundwater

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Recent study findings where tire shreds were used for lightweight fill in road base construction in a wetland suggest that wrapping the tire shreds with a geotextile fabric could trap…

Evaluate Area-wide Cumulative Effects Assessment (ACEA) Methodology as a Mechanism for Cumulative Impacts Analysis of Regional Transportation Plans

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes:  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Environmental Process Subcommittee.  Funded as NCHRP 25-25 54 “Evaluate Colorado’s Area-wide Cumulative Effects Assessment (ACEA) Methodology as a Mechanism…

Analysis of Property Value Impacts of Transportation Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes:  Not recommended at present time by 2009 Air Quality Subcommittee.  Background: Highway and rail projects inevitably affect property values. Increased accessibility will increase the number of…

Identify Cost-Effective Options to Control and Quantify PM-10 Emissions from Extremely Low Volume Native-Surfaced Roadways.

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

  Treat sections of those roadways with a limited set of commercially viable dust pallatives and/or surfacing materials.

Maintaining Diversity in Created Wetlands

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement: Naturally occurring wetlands are characterized by a broad diversity of species. When replacement wetlands need to be created to offset transportation project impacts they often fail to achieve…

Evaluation of Pay-As-You-Drive Vehicle Pricing

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (May 2013). Completed in 2011 as NCHRP Report 686 Road Pricing: Public Perceptions and Program Development   Currently, vehicle insurance, registration fees and taxes are not directly…

Regional Adoption and Diffusion of Sustainable Fleets in Local Government

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Impacts of SAFTEA-LU on Environmental Impact Analysis Practice

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Database Administrator Notes:  Related research – AASHTO Practitioner’s Handbook 09: Using the SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process (23 U.S.C. Section 139) (2008).  SAFETEA-LU places an expanded emphasis on public and…

Enhancing Multi-Agency Coordination for Ecosystem Based Transportation Project Planning

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Recent federal legislation, rules and other initiatives (SAFETEA-LU, executive orders, Eco-Logical, Green Infrastructure, etc.) encourage and in some cases require state Departments of Transportation to increase their levels of collaboration…

A Synthesis of Best Practices in the Controlled Burial of Significant Archaeological Sites in Transportation Projects

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem   The recovery of information from significant archaeological sites affected by transportation projects is a widespread and generally accepted practice throughout the United States. Archaeological data recovery, however, is very…

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