Environmental Impact Mitigation Research

Mission Statement

To develop and implement new techniques for forecasting and mitigating environmental impacts from transportation projects and to bring the benefits of other environmental research efforts to Caltrans personnel.

Contact

• Harold Hunt
  Email: Harold.Hunt@dot.ca.gov

Themes

• Habitat Mitigation
• Threatened and Endangered Species
• Landscape
• Noise Reduction

Current Research Projects

• Effects of 4-Lane Highways on Desert Kit Fox and Swift Fox: Inferences for the San Joaquin Kit Fox Population
• Effects of Construction Activities on Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Habitat
• Methods for Excluding Cliff Swallows from Nesting on Highway Structures
• Bird Species Identification and Population Estimation by Computerized Sound Analysis

NCHRP Projects

• Water Quality Knowledge Base
  • Click here to download the 21.1MB Zip File
    (Requires HTML Help Viewer)
• Environmental Impact of Construction and Repair Materials on Surface and Ground Water
  • Primer, Report 443 (PDF, 1.47MB)
  • Final Report, Volume 3 (PDF, 10.5MB)