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        This page shows Department of Transportation content pertaining to a specific tag. If you cannot find what you’re looking for on this page, please use the search box in the top right of our website.Safety and NEPA Case Studies and Noteworthy Practices: North Dakota's US 85 Expansion
    
  
      
  
      This case study presents how the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) was able to proactively address emerging system needs through the NEPA process and incorporate safety and minimize environmental impacts.  The US Highway 85 (US 85) expansion project touches on...
    Safety and NEPA Case Studies and Noteworthy Practices: Incorporating Safety in to Project Purpose and Need
    
  
      
  
      This case study documents formal guidance developed by three State DOTs and outlines noteworthy practices for incorporating safety as a project need:


	Pennsylvania DOT’s (PennDOT’s) Needs Study Handbook.
	Florida DOT’s (FDOT’s) Safety Analysis Guidebook for Project Development and...
    Safety and NEPA Case Studies and Noteworthy Practices: Colorado's I-25 South Gap
    
  
      
  
      This case study presents how the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was able to incorporate safety as part of the NEPA process to rapidly address a major transportation need for the State.  The I-25 South Gap Environmental Assessment touches on several themes noted in FHWA’s...
    Safety and NEPA: Case Studies and Noteworthy Practices Introductory Document
    
  
      
  
      The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a procedural statute that requires Federal agencies to assess the
environmental effects of their proposed actions on the human environment prior to making decisions. These case studies
present examples from around the United States of how safety... U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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