Environment and Air Quality

FHWA Environmental Review Toolkit

Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise

Improving the Quality of Environmental Documents; Report of the Joint AASHTO/ACEC Committee in Cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration

AASHTO Practitioner Handbooks:

• 01 Maintaining a Project File and Preparing an Administrative Record for a NEPA Study
• 02 Responding to Comments on an Environmental Impact Statement
• 03 Managing the NEPA Process for Toll Lanes and Toll Roads
• 04 Tracking Compliance with Environmental Commitments / Use of Environmental Monitors
• 05 Utilizing Community Advisory Committees for NEPA Studies
• 06 Consulting Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
• 07 Defining the Purpose and Need and Determining the Range of Alternatives for Transportation Projects
• 08 Developing and Implementing an Environmental Management System in a State Department of Transportation (DOT)
• 09 Using the SAFETEA-LU Environmental Review Process (23 U.S.C. 139)
• 10 Using the Transportation Planning Process to Support the NEPA Process
• 11 Complying with Section 4(f) of the U.S. DOT Act
• 12 Assessing Indirect Effects and Cumulative Impacts under NEPA
• 13 Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program in a Transportation Agency
• 14 Applying the Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines in Transportation Project Decision-Making

Federal Aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies

In Their Own Light (PDF)

In Their Own Light Web Page