SCREENING OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

In 1971, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Ontario initiated the development of an inhouse environmental staff. The basic purpose of the environmental assessment of a highway improvement project is to identify, consider and take action to avoid or minimize negative impacts to the environment which might take place due to the construction, operation and/or maintenance of that highway. The author discusses the screening process that has been set up to review on a regular basis all projects for potential environmental effects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was published as part of the Proceedings of the 1975 Annual Conference of the Road and Transportation Association of Canada, held in Calgary.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • McNeely, H A
• Conference:
  • This paper was published as part of the Proceedings of the 1975 Annual Conference of the Road and Transportation Association of Canada, held in Calgary.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 119-132

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Highway maintenance; Highways; Improvements; Road construction; Screenings
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00144344
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM