Oregon Department of Transportation Greenroads Pilot Project: US 97: Lava Butte – S. Century Drive Section

This project is a Greenroads Pilot Project on the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) project “US 97: Lava Butte – S. Century Drive Section.” Greenroads is a sustainability rating system for roadway design and construction (a complete description of Greenroads and its development can be found in TransNow report TNW 2009‐13 and/or the Greenroads Manual available at www.greenroads.us). A Greenroads Pilot Project uses the Greenroads Rating System on an existing or planned project to determine (1) how the project scored as it is/was designed and constructed, (2) what the project could have scored had it pursued a Greenroads rating, (3) where best to revise the Greenroads Rating System to make it more usable for project personnel, and (4) how the Greenroads Rating System could best be used by the project and owner agency in pursuit of their sustainability goals. Key findings from this Pilot Project are: the project met 8 of 11 Project Requirements; the project achieved 46 Voluntary Credit and Custom Credit points; if the remaining 3 Project Requirements are completed, the project could be certified at the Silver level; four potential custom credits were identified to be developed for ODOT; six credits were identified as needing modification based on project observations; medium to large ODOT projects (above $10 million) have the potential to score well in Greenroads; and the publicity generated by this Greenroads Pilot Project was substantial.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18658
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Transportation Northwest Regional Center X (TransNow)

  University of Washington, More Hall, P.O. Box 352700
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Oregon Department of Transportation

  555 13th Street NE
  Salem, OR  United States  97301

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Scarsella, Maleena
  • Muench, Stephen T
• Publication Date: 2011-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Technical Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 94p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental policy; Highway design; Road construction; Sustainable development
• Identifier Terms: Greenroads (Rating system)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01337616
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TNW2010-12
• Contract Numbers: DTRT07-G-0010 (Grant)
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2011 4:11PM