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Designing and Building More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
9/16/2010Matthew Perlik ODOT OES
Use the best environmentally sensitivepractices in our operations and pilot new
green initiatives…
..lead by example in embracing environmental stewardship and reducing energy consumption
Stewardship Leads to Sustainability
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
ODOT Mission: Moving Ohio into a Prosperous New World
“……………….recognizing the profound impact of man's activity on the interrelations of all components of the natural environment, particularly the profound influences of population growth, high-density urbanization, industrial expansion, resource exploitation, and new and expanding technological advances and recognizing further the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare and development of man, declares that it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.” (NEPA, Section 101 [42 USC § 4331] 1969)
Designing & Building More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
Transportation Planning
ODOT Operations
Designing & Building More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
Sustainable Sites
Water Quality
Materials and Resources
Energy and Atmosphere
Innovative Approaches
October 19th-20th
Alignment Selection
Context Sensitive Solutions
Land Use/Community Planning
Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Protect, Enhance, or Restore Wildlife
Habitat
Ecological Connectivity
Protect, Plant, or Mitigate for Removal of Trees and Plant Communities
Sustainable Sites
NEPA
Sustainable Sites
Avoid open or green space
Optimizing benefits between competing constraints
Stakeholder involvement beyond NEPA
Increasing transportation efficiencies
Clear zones seeded with mixtures that reduce maintenance needs
Establish buffers to natural resources
Avoiding or enhancing rare biotic communities
Providing new recreational or informational access (kiosks, maps, parking or water access)
Building upon Green Infrastructure
Replanting at greater rates than removal
Living snow fencing
ODOT COMPLETE STREETSODOT COMPLETE STREETS
Sustainable Sites
Water Quality
Stormwater Management (volume and quality)
Reduce runoff and associated pollutants by treating stormwater
runoff through BMPs
NEPA
Water Quality (beyond compliance)
Improve nearby riparian habitat
Permanent stormwater management practices
Detecting/eliminating non-stormwater discharges
Reducing impervious area
Staging to reduce exposed soil area
Reuse Materials
Recycled Content
Regionally Provided Material
Bioengineering Techniques
Hazardous Material Minimization
Reuse Materials
Recycled Content
Regionally Provided Material
Bioengineering Techniques
Hazardous Material Minimization
Materials and Resources
NEPA
Materials and Resources
Earthwork Balance
Quiet, Cool, Permeable, Long-life, Pavements
Water Use Tracking
Waste Management Plan
Pollution Prevention Plan
Materials and Resources
Recycled materials in embankments
Salvaging removed trees and lumber for other usesReclaim materials from demolished structures
Regionally available materials to limit transportation cost and environmental
impact
Lifetime minimization of hazardous material use, emissions, released from
abrasion (VOCs, HAPs, GHGs, Pb, etc)
Utilize biotechnical engineering techniques including vegetated matting, targeted biological controls
Removal of contaminated soils beyond what is necessary for the project
In place reuse, low temp mixes, use of RAP & RCA
RECYCLED MATERIALS IN ODOT ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION
Year Tons of GGBF Slag
Tons of Flyash
2002 34,764 5,457
2003 36,822 5,397
2004 39,866 2,105
2005 34,960 5,975
2006 40,683 9,916
2007 43,582 4,759
2008 52,166 5,553
2009 36,582 4,391
Materials and Resources
GGBF =ground granulated blast furnace
RECYCLING BRIDGES (see Tom Barrett)
Materials and Resources
Materials and Resources
Energy and Atmosphere
Improve Traffic Flow
Reduce Energy Consumption (efficiency)
Reduce Petroleum Consumption
Noise Abatement
Stray Light Reduction
Improve Traffic Flow
Reduce Energy Consumption (efficiency)
Reduce Petroleum Consumption
Noise Abatement
Stray Light Reduction
NEPANEPA
Energy and Atmosphere
Energy use and emissions for construction followed the same basic trends in most studies. Some general rules of thumb we found were:-Materials production has 20 times the impact of construction.-Transportation (of materials) has 5 times the impact of construction.-Maintenance has 1/3 the impact of initial construction.
-Greenroads
Special Lanes, HOV, Reversible Lanes, SPUI
Travel Management Systems
Multi modal
Warm Mixes
Reducing Petroleum Consumption
GHG, PM and Black Carbon Reductions
Glare Reduction
Additional Noise Reduction Strategies
MULTI MODAL PLANNINGMULTI MODAL PLANNING
Energy and Atmosphere
Project components that incorporate significant
innovations in transportation environmental sustainability
Project components that incorporate significant
innovations in transportation environmental sustainability
Innovative Approaches
NEPA
Innovative Approaches
Environmental Training of Construction Work ForceQuiet, Cool, Permeable, Long-Life Pavements
Paving Emission Reductions
Polymer Bridges
Solar Powered Radiant Bridge Heating
Project Certifications?
zerowaste
Innovative Approaches
Solar Skyway: Veterans’ Glass City Skyway
Innovative Approaches
ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
Designing and Building More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
9/16/2010Matthew Perlik ODOT OES
614-466-1937, [email protected]
