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Environmental Management

Natural and human environmental issues have become key components of most infrastructure projects. Obtaining public input and understanding community needs benefit the environmental review process. In addition, a forum is provided to address community concerns, questions about design standards, project delivery and management issues. This forum facilitates consensus for the eventual decision and saves costs by incorporating social, economic, and environmental considerations early in the process when it is easier to accommodate change.

 

IDOT Environment Site
http://www.dot.il.gov/environment.html
AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence - One stop source of environmental information for transportation professionals.
http://www.environment.transportation.org
Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE). This site lists CSS as a “Hot Topic” and provides links to items such as research and education projects.
http://cte.ncsu.edu/CTE/topics/topic.asp?TopicID=2
Colorado DOT, US 34 Project. Link to the Environmental Assessment (EA) document and a brief discussion of CSS.
http://www.dot.state.co.us/US34EA/EA.cfm

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