CASE STUDY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND ITS CONTROL

This research digest presents Research Scheme R-57 of the Indian Ministry of Surface Transport (MOST). The basic objectives of the scheme's project proposal are to assess the environmental impacts of road widening and the resulting construction, and of a new road such as a bypass. Locations on National Highway NH-2 and State Highway SH 45 were selected for study. At each location, there was: (1) a study of traffic including its composition; (2) measurement and analysis of noise; (3) measurement and evaluation of air pollutants; (4) monitoring of water pollution; and (5) monitoring of soil erosion. These field studies were followed by laboratory studies. A Doppler radar speedometer was used to observe the speeds of different types of traffic. A table shows the concentrations of various pollutants observed: particulates, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and lead. Air and noise pollution were increased significantly by the widening and construction work on the NH-2. However, no changes in water quality and no soil erosion were observed at either site during the study period. Three specific measures for reducing noise and air pollution are outlined, and four recommendations are made for further research.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • BHATTACHARYA, C C
• Publication Date: 1999-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-40
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Beltways; Bypasses; Continuous structures; Environmental impact analysis; Highways; Measurement; Noise; Pavement widening; Policy; Pollutants; Radar; Road construction; Speed; Surveillance; Traffic
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 2452: Air pollution; 2709: Bypass (loop road); 9006: Continuous; 2755: Highway; 2436: Impact study (environment); 8045: India; 6136: Measurement; 2492: Noise; 173: Policy; 2431: Pollutant; 6738: Radar; 3665: Road construction; 5408: Speed; 9101: Surveillance; 755: Traffic; 2889: Widening (road, bridge)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780964
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM