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Vegetation Effects on Sub Base Drainage Relating to Pavement Preservation

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Environmental regulations require Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to stabilize exposed earth along roadsides and encourage the establishment of grasses to help filter pollutants out of runoff. To comply with these regulations,…

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…

Comparative Analysis of Geophysical Remote Sensing Technologies for Integration into Departments of Transportation Environmental Decision-Making Process

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (Added April 2008) – Related Research: NCHRP 25-25/Task 21: Assessment of Geophysical Remote Sensing Opportunities at State Departments of Transportation for Incorporation into Archaeological Investigations  (Completed 2006)…

Plant/Soil Zones to Prevent Movement of Copper and Zinc from Roads

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

I. Research Problem Statement Due to automobile braking, roadside sediments in heavily trafficked regions have high levels of copper and zinc compared to sediment quality. Recent use of bio-retention filters…

Intellectual Property Rights for Environmental Data and Information

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement A potentially major barrier to sharing data in environmental and related management systems is intellectual property rights, including copyrights, licensing, and terms of use. Although state Departments of…

Development of Environmental Performance-Based Mitigation Systems

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Problem Statement The current practice for mitigating environmental impacts of transportation projects is to mitigate only specific impacts on specific resources without consideration of which produces the best environmental result.…

Treatments and Quantification for Noise Reduction and Improved Surface Characteristics

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

I. Research Problem Statement – Concerns about pavement noise continue to be expressed in many urban areas in the United States. Comprehensive studies have been completed in Europe resulting in…

Managing Environmental Impacts of Erosion and Sedimentation of and from Low-Volume Roads

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

I. Research Problem Statement: Erosion (runoff) and sedimentation of and from low-volume roads can adversely impact the environment. Many low-volume roads are soil or aggregate surfaced, have steeper grades than…

Stormwater Treatment with Vegetated Buffer

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

TERI Administrator Note (January 2009): Funded under NCHRP 25-25 (53). Background: The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has recently been issued a number of Water Quality Certifications by the NH…

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