Reconnaissance at New York State Department of Transportation

Terrain reconnaisance (TR) for highway construction in New York State was initiated in 1947 by the New York State Department of Public Works (DPW). In 1956, the Interstate System was authorized by Congress, and for the next thirty plus years New York State was involved in major interstate highway construction. When the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) was organized in 1967, terrain reconnaissance was a well established and documented process and was utilized for all new highway alignments. Following completion of the interstate highways a period of little or no new highway construction ensued. Procedures and processes for producing terrain reconnaissance reports (TRRs) remained the same, concurrent with the loss of experienced personnel. Previously produced terrain reconnaissance reports for unconstructed, “shelved” projects were recycled for new projects in the same area without revision.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: CD-ROM
  • Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
  • Pagination: pp 407-422
  • Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 60th Highway Geology Symposium

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01142375
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 22 2009 12:18PM