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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…