Designing and Building More Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure

9/16/2010Matthew Perlik ODOT OES

614-466-1937matthew.perlik@dot.state.oh.us

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, matthew.perlik@dot.state.oh.us