Best Management Practices for Protecting Water Resources from Impacts From Adjacent Unpaved Roads
The study would evaluate the effectiveness of current practices in road design, construction, maintenance and closure.
Leaching Behavior of Heavy Metals and Semi-Volatile Organic Chemicals from Waste Materials Wrapped and Unwrapped in Geotextile Fabric and Placed in Groundwater
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…
Analysis of Property Value Impacts of Transportation Projects
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…
Maintaining Diversity in Created Wetlands
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…
Impacts of Roadway Access Management on Air Quality, Energy Consumption, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Roadway access management has been shown to be highly effective in terms of improving both traffic safety and traffic flow. Crash rate reductions of between 40 and 50 percent are…
Comparative Analysis of Geophysical Remote Sensing Technologies for Integration into Departments of Transportation Environmental Decision-Making Process
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)…
Intellectual Property Rights for Environmental Data and Information
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
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.…
Managing Rights-of-Way for Biomass Generation and Carbon Sequestration
Right-of-way vegetation management is a major responsibility of the State DOTs. Traditionally, roadside vegetation was managed for a variety of purposes important to the public, such as safety, roadway integrity,…
Costs and Benefits of Transportation-Specific MS4 and Construction Permitting
TERI Administrator Note (January 2009): Idea selected for implementation with NHCRP 25-25 (Task 56) funding in 2009. The cost of complying with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) continues…