Community and Environmental Impact of Highway Investment Decisions

Report No: 70-R53

Published in 1971

About the report:

The primary objectives of this study were (1) to determine the state of the art of procedures for the investigation and evaluation of the community and environmental impact of investments in highway facilities, (2) to develop in detail those investigative and evaluative procedures for use by the Virginia Department of Highways, and (3) to establish a methodology for determining the probable impact of an urban highway on the environment it traverses.

Documents

70-R53

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Authors

James E. Lewis, L. Ellis Walton

Last updated: February 12, 2024