Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures for Transportation Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Activities

NCHRP Project 25-25/Task 58 developed a spreadsheet-based calculator tool, the Greenhouse Gas Calculator for State Departments of Transportation (GreenDOT), as its primary product. The tool estimates CO2 emissions from state Departments of Transportations’ (DOTs’) construction, maintenance, and operations activities, including: Emissions from electricity used in roadways; Emissions from on-road vehicle fleets; Emissions from off-road equipment; and Emissions embodied in materials used in roadway construction. The report's sections provide an overview of each major category of emissions, along with a description of mitigation strategies and key examples from the literature. Strategies that reduce congestion are also briefly discussed. Quantified impacts of strategies are provided wherever possible. In each section, links to Quick Reference Tables are provided. Quick Reference Tables compare emissions across vehicle, technology, and material types. Research gaps and recommendations for additional research projects are included under each emissions category. Overarching research gaps are discussed in the final section of the report.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP25-25(58)_FR.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2621
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This study was requested by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and conducted as part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 25-25. Project 25-25 is intended to fund quick response studies on behalf of the AASHTO Standing Committee on the Environment.
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• Authors:
  • Gallivan, Frank
  • Ang-Olson, Jeff
  • Papson, Andrew
  • Venner, Marie
• Publication Date: 2010-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 43p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Exhaust gases; Greenhouse gases; Highway maintenance; Highway operations; Materials; Road construction; State departments of transportation; Traffic mitigation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research needs
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I30: Materials; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I60: Maintenance; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01497108
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP 25-25 Task 58
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 2013 2:21PM