Criteria and Tools for Sustainable Highways

The purpose of this task order is to identify the characteristics of a sustainable highway and to develop tools, procedures and techniques that can be incorporated into standard practice to make highways more sustainable. This task order will support the work of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP) and will be used to inform actions of the Federal Highway Administration, State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and other transportation stakeholders.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $692108.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-10-F-00029 TA

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Planning, Environment and Realty (HEP)
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Hill-Galloway, Constance

• Performing Organizations:

  CH2M Hill

  5775 Perimeter Drive
  Suite 190
  Dublin, OH  United States  43017
• Principal Investigators:

  Bednar, James

• Start Date: 20100226
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110125
• Source Data: RiP Project 26940

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highways; Planning and design; Sustainable development; Technical assistance; Technological innovations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01461316
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-10-F-00029 TA
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:43PM