DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS IN FLORIDA. FINAL REPORT

Over the years, various environmental control measures or mitigating activities have been taken by Florida Department of Transportation highway construction projects, in an attempt to meet environmental standards as a requirement for obtaining environmental permits. Although these control measures have been taken, there has been no follow-up to determine either the physical effectiveness or cost effectiveness of these measures. There has been no attempt to evaluate these mitigating activities. This study done for the Florida Department of Transportation emphasizes that an evaluation of physical and cost effectiveness is best possible only with continuous monitoring and recording of monitoring data. This study also recommends further research and suitable mitigation practices for future mitigation projects.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Department of Civil Engineering, P.O. Box 116580
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611-6580

  Florida Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 1029
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32602

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • HALL, W C
  • Naik, S M
• Publication Date: 1989-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 147 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Environmental impacts; Forestry; Marshes; Measures of effectiveness; Monitoring; Recommendations; Reefs; Road construction; Swamps; Traffic mitigation; Wetlands
• Uncontrolled Terms: Artificial reefs; Effectiveness; Mangroves; Mitigation
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Seagrasses
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Highways; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486134
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FL/DOT/SMO/89-347
• Contract Numbers: 88-0393
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM