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Effectiveness of Full Delegation of Federal Environmental Permit Responsibilities to Contractors for Reducing Permit Violations during Construction

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The objective of this research is to understand how and to what degree the full delegation of environmental permit responsibilities (and associated penalties for noncompliance) may change contractors’ construction sequencing,…

National Synthesis of Project-Level Programmatic Agreements for Expediting Section 106 Consultation in Project Delivery

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The streamlining value of statewide program-level Section 106 programmatic agreements (PAs) is well established and studied at the national level. What is less known is the value of project-level Section…

Methodology to Assess the Secondary and Cumulative Effects of Connected and Automated Vehicles for Environmental Documents

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

The objective is to develop a reliable methodology for determining and relaying the secondary and cumulative effects related to the implementation of connected and automated vehicles in environmental documentation. Develop…

Strategies for state-wide data collection in the context of environmental analysis in project level transportation decision making

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

New technologies have made it possible to collect and characterize large amounts of data through remote sensing and other techniques. Sensors, drones, and powerful data analytics have the potential to…

Considering “Reasonable Assurance” in Section 106 Compliance and NEPA Decision Making

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Highway projects often impact historic buildings and archeological sites, that when funded with Federal-aid funds, triggers Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). But those projects develop within…

Threat Assessment for Japanese Knotweed

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

We wish to ascertain the impact of Japanese knotweed on the stability and lifespan of roads, bridges, and other infrastructure near waterways. Japanese knotweed is one of the world’s worst…

Stormwater Asset Management for Regulatory Compliance and Practical Operations and Maintenance

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Transportation agencies across the nation are charged with operating and maintaining stormwater infrastructure associated with roadways to ensure runoff is efficiently removed from impervious surfaces and discharged to nearby waterbodies…

Evaluating the benefits of Continuous Monitoring and Adaptive Control (CMAC) technology

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Post Construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) are required by DOT NPDES Permits and applicable Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to reduce pollutant loadings that are discharged into receiving waters from…

Hydrology for Water Quality Analysis and Design

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

State, county, and other departments of transportation are increasingly subjected to water quality requirements specifying reduction of stormwater flows and their associated pollutants from new and existing roads. Most water…

Highway Stormwater Management Training Materials and Electronic Resource Library

By ahardingMay 7, 2021Leave a comment

Research is needed to consolidate NCHRP and other research results related to highway stormwater management, update NCHRP research, document the efforts of various DOTs to comply with stormwater requirements, and…

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