AIR QUALITY MANUAL VOL VIII SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY

A RECENT PROBLEM OF INCREASING CONCERN TO THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER IS THE POSSIBLE CHANGE IN AIR QUALITY CAUSED BY A PROJECT DURING CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION. THE SUTDY AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF AIR QUALITY INVOLVING A SYSTEM OR A SPECIFIC PROJECT BEGIN DURING INITIAL PLANNING. IN THE CASE OF THE PROJECT IT REACHES A FINAL STATE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE LEGAL AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIR QUALITY AND ON THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A LINE SOURCE (THE ROADWAY) AND AIR QUALITY. THE ROLE OF THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER IN AIR QUALITY IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION. THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT IS STRESSED. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Transportation

  Materials and Research Division, 1720 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95807

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • BEATON, J L
  • Skog, J B
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Diseases and medical conditions; Highway design; Highway engineers; Highway planning; Legal factors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222630
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-72- 40 Final Rept, FCP 33F3-032
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7730
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1976 12:00AM