Highway engineering handbook second edition ppt

        togetmorecivilengineeringtextbooks,handbooks, guidebooks,references,journalsandmuchmore visitusat: http://sipilteknik.blogspot.com/ [...]... interstate highways This does not include modifications of a facility or a new structure over or under an interstate highway or the construction over an interstate highway Modifications will be made on noninterstate access-controlled highways so that access control will be affected or right-of-way previously financed with federal funds will be either disposed of or relinquished Downloaded from Digital Engineering. .. approach for project development With this goal in mind the National Highway System Designation Act (Section 109 of Title 23, USC) was enacted in November 1995 The relevant portion of that policy is: ● A design for new construction, reconstruction, resurfacing…restoration, or rehabilitation of highway on the National Highway System (other than a highway also on the Interstate System) may take into account…[in... ISTEA covered the period from 1992 through 1997, with $155 billion It restructured the Federal Aid Highway program, and placed the emphasis on maintenance rather than wholesale expansion of the highway network In creating the Surface Transportation Program, ISTEA brought a new level of flexibility to highway and transit projects, both capital and operating Transportation Equity Act (TEA) for the 21st... environmental review process 1.2.1 Proposal Highway and related projects are usually initiated by either state or local agencies If federal funding or approval will be required, the project is considered a federal action under NEPA For highway projects, formal approval by the FHWA is required under any of the following conditions: ● Federal funds will be used for engineering, construction, or acquisition... construction, or acquisition of right-of-way Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies All rights reserved Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1.16 CHAPTER ONE TABLE 1.2 Outline of Steps in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Environmental Policy... Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies All rights reserved Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1.11 Department of Transportation and mandated its mission This is Section 4(f), which is a duplication of the language under Section 138 of the Federal-Aid Highway. .. documentation The CE determination for a federal highway or related action will be made by the FHWA transportation engineer When satisfied that the project meets the exclusion criteria and that other environmentally related requirements have been met, the FHWA transportation engineer Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill... legislation Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies All rights reserved Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1.20 TABLE 1.4 CHAPTER ONE Project Types Categorical Exclusion (CE) / Subject to FHWA Approval 1 Modernization of a highway by resurfacing, restoration,... included For instance, Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies All rights reserved Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TABLE 1.5 1.23 Basic Information Requirements to Establish Need for Highway Projects Project issue Information requirements... Assessment Guidelines: The Role of the No-Build Alternative in the Evaluation of Transportation Projects, National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report No 8-11, prepared by David A Crane and Partners et al Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies All rights reserved Any use is subject to the Terms of Use . Issues” by Cheryl Bly Chester, P.E., Chap. 1 in the First Edition. Downloaded from Digital Engineering Library @ McGraw-Hill (www.digitalengineeringlibrary.com) Copyright © 2004 The McGraw-Hill. rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use as given at the website. Source: HIGHWAY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK 1.2 CHAPTER ONE environmental compliance requirements were developed, what they. with air pollution created directly or indirectly by highway construction and use. Current provisions of CAA and CA 90 relevant to highway engineering are Titles I (Attainment and Maintenance