ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM
AFTER BRIEFLY REVIEWING FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT BEARS ON THE HIGHWAY PROGRAM AS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE AUTHOR LISTS THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES CALLED FOR BY SECTION 136 (B) OF THE 1970 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY ACT. THESE GUIDELINES CALL ON EACH STATE TO PREPARE AN ACTION PLAN THAT OUTLINES THE ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROCEDURES THE STATE WILL ADOPT TO ENSURE THAT THE FOUR FOLLOWING FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHWAY PROJECT: (1) STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS MUST DEVELOP A REAL COMPETENCE TO IDENTIFY AND OBJECTIVELY STUDY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PROPOSED HIGHWAY PROJECTS. (2) AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH MUST BE USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS FROM SYSTEM PLANNING TO DESIGN. (3) OTHER AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC MUST BE INVOLVED IN SYSTEM PLANNING, LOCATION PLANNING, AND DESIGN. (4) ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS MUST BE CONSIDERED.
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Highway Research Board
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Authors:
- Lash, Michael
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Conference:
- 5th Summer Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Madison Wisconsin, United States
- Date: 1972-7-31 to 1972-8-2
- Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: pp 6-8
- Monograph Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Special Report
- Issue Number: 138
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Federal aid; Highway design; Highway planning; Highways; Laws; Location; Multidisciplinary teams; Public opinion; Social factors
- Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location
- Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Highways; Law; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00203816
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309021529
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Sep 17 1973 12:00AM