Over the last decade, natural resource agencies and transportation agencies have become increasingly aware of the effects that highway and railroad systems have on wildlife. Habitat loss and fragmentation are…
Highways create a multitude of impacts on wildlife movement across the landscape. Some of the highway impacts result from the structure of the roadway, location of the roadway, traffic volume,…
Monitor different crossing structures to determine which kinds work best. TERI Administrator Note (June 2007): Research Completed (See Below) NCHRP – Evaluation of the Use and Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossings,…
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…
Many local rural roads were designed to provide land access, with little thought given to high traffic or heavy loadings. In some areas this includes higher classified “farm to market”…
Development and implementation of multi-state plans/strategies for relocation of endangered freshwater mussels from thriving source populations to rivers within the historical range of these species for the purposes of augmentation…
The research will examines the links between where people live and how that affects their access to employment, transport and a range of services; and considers the implications of housing…
TERI Database Administrator Notes. Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. Subcommitee sees this topic as consistent with ID#86. A state of the practice survey and gap…
TERI Database Administrator Notes. Not recommended at present time by 2009 Natural Systems Subcommittee. FHWA is currently establishing a 100 acre native grassland planting along I-35. We do not have…
Alternative power lighting shows great potential for reducing energy consumption. At this time, there is little to no analysis available from actual implementation of such systems for highway lighting. Viability…