Best management practices for environmental issues related to highway and street maintenance.

Author(s)
Hyman, W.A. & Vary, D.
Year
Abstract

This synthesis documents background and recent information with regard to management practices that can help protect, preserve, or enhance the environment while at the same time allow road maintenance organisations to carry out their fundamental mission of maintenance and repair in a cost-effective manner. Information for the synthesis was collected by surveying U.S. and Canadian state and local transportation agencies and by conducting a literature search using domestic sources. This report describes best management practices (BMPs) consisting of broad management approaches applicable to the entire maintenance program or to move than one program area. In addition, BMPs for specific maintenance activities or groups of maintenance activities are included. Finally, BMPs concerning specific environmental issues are discussed. (A)

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Library number
990693 ST S [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 1999, 103 p., 94 ref.; National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP, Synthesis of Highway Practice ; Report 272 / NCHRP Project 20-5 FY 1996 (Topic 28-01) - ISSN 0547-5570 / ISBN 0-309-06850-9

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