Roadway Design Guidelines 

Project Acknowledgements

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Project Information 

To be Completed Prior to Project Scoping

Region:

Project Location:

Project Title: 

Project Funding Information: 

Project Delivered By: 

FWS Asset Number: FWS Route Number:

Step 1 - Designation of Responsibility

The Guidelines Checklist Leader (GCL) for this Project is:

GCL Contact Info: 

Agency: 

Address:

Phone: 

Email:

GCL Signature and Date:

Project Delivery Leader Signature and Date:

Regional Transportation Coordinator Signature and Date:
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [LE]

Landscape Ecology:

The study of the relationship between spatial patterns and ecological processes on a wide spectrum of 

scales. 

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

LE - 1: Improve habitat connectivity

LE - 2: Reduce impacts to wildlife and habitat

LE - 3: Understand hydrologic processes of regional landscape

LE - 4: Respond to intrinsic qualities of regional landscape

LE - 5: Address climate change
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [PC]

Planning Context:

Consideration of the project in the broader contexts of: engineering, policy, projected usage, practical 

alternatives and costs.

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

PC - 1: Review relevant planning, policy and regulatory information

PC - 2: Define level of service for the project 

PC - 3: Evaluate multiple siting and alignment alternatives

PC - 4: Assess full costs and impacts of transportation system

PC - 5: Communicate with team and stakeholders
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [DE]

Design and Engineering:

Methods and materials that minimize the environmental impacts of the transportation facility and associated 

construction work. 

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

DE - 1: Preserve and restore native vegetation and other natural resources 

DE - 2: Consider and plan for invasive species management 

DE - 3: Minimize cut and fill with existing landscape 

DE - 4: Consider road geometries for lower speeds, safety and alertness

DE - 5: Consider construction impacts and best practices

DE - 6: Consider range and sources of materials for sustainable construction 

DE - 7: Consider maintenance 
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [OP]

Organism Passage:

Ensuring that fish and wildlife can move across (either over or under) transportation infrastructure to maintain 

continuity of habitat

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

OP - 1: Develop your corridor plan for crossing

OP - 2: Provide and enhance aquatic organism crossings

OP - 3: Provide and enhance terrestrial organism crossings

OP - 4: Evaluate the need for wildlife fencing and other guiding features

OP - 5: Consider warning and other safety systems for drivers
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [SM]

Stormwater Management:

Manage and abate the volume, velocity and water quality of runoff from impervious surfaces during and after 

weather events.

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

SM - 1: Buffer habitat from polluted runoff

SM - 2: Protect habitat from erosive flows and flooding

SM - 3: Monitor and maintain stormwater facilities 

SM - 4: Promote stewardship of aquatic resources
Step 2 - Selection of Applicable Guidelines [VE]

Visitor Experience:

Roadways and other facilities should enhance the visitation experience and highlight the natural resources 

surrounding them. 

To be Completed Prior to Design Work Beginning 

I acknowledge that a project checklist has been completed and distributed to all members of the project team and 

will include the following specific considerations per selected guideline:

VE - 1: Preserve and highlight scenic value

VE - 2: Promote and facilitate multiple modes of transportation 

VE - 3: Comply with accessibility standards and guidelines

VE - 4: Facilitate compatible wildlife dependent recreation and education 

I acknowledge that all pages of the Selection of Applicable Guidelines are complete.

GCL Signature and Date:

Project Delivery Leader Signature and Date:

Regional Transportation Coordinator Signature and Date:
To be Completed During Project Design

It is the responsibility of the Guidelines Checklist Leader to work with project team members to ensure that 

information from each applicable guideline is being adequately considered. The GCL will review submittals at each 

deliverable milestone to ensure specific design responses are reflective of the guidelines.

Completion of this effort is documented during step 4. 

Step 3 - Incorporate Concepts from Applicable 

Guides Into Project Design 
To be Completed Prior to Obligation of Construction Funds

Briefly describe how the use of the FWS Roadway Design Guidelines influenced this project:

I acknowledge that the project team considered and discussed applicable concepts presented in the FWS Roadway 

Design Guidelines during the course of designing this project which is now ready for construction. I acknowledge 

that the checklist is fully complete and therein will deliver a transportation improvement consistent with the mission 

of USFWS. 

GCL Signature and Date:

Project Delivery Leader Signature and Date:

Regional Transportation Coordinator Signature and Date:

Step 4 - Final Acknowledgement of Use