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... 15 Sustainable highway construction practices are best practices that meet the practical sustainability criteria for this guidebook: they (1) go above-and-beyond standard practice and/or required national regulatory minimums or (2)
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... 16 Sustainable Highway Construction Guidebook Level Category Project Delivery Project Delivery Method Financing Procurement Contracting Scheduling Estimating Project Controls/Administration Earthwork Drainage/Sewer/Water Aesthetics Walls Bridges Pavement Work Zone Traffic Control Materials Safety Employment Training Community Outreach Noise Lighting Constructability/Deconstruction Quality Equipment Utilities Landscaping Project Table 1. Highway construction framework.
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... Level Category Project Delivery Method Financing Procurement Contracting Scheduling Estimating Project Controls/Administration Earthwork Drainage/Sewer/Water Aesthetics Walls Bridges Pavement Work Zone Traffic Control Materials Safety Employment Training Community Outreach Noise Lighting Constructability/Deconstruction Quality Equipment Utilities Landscaping If a Highway Construction Category addresses a Sustainability Category, the corresponding cell is colored green. Ec on om ic De ve lo pm en t/ Em pl oy m en t Project Project Delivery Cl im at e Pr oj ec t B ud ge t Po llu tio n Lo ca l E co sy st em an d Ha bi ta t Co ns um pti on W or ke rs N ei gh bo rs a nd St ak eh ol de rs Us er s Highway Construction Framework Sustainability Framework Human Well-being Environmental Well-being Economic Well-being M ai nt en an ce a nd O pe ra tio ns Table 3.
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... 18 Sustainable Highway Construction Guidebook 3.2 Identification of Sustainable Construction Practices Table 4 catalogs the 77 SCPs identified by this guidebook. Chapter 9 details each SCP by its highway construction category.
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... Sustainable Highway Construction Practices 19 Level Highway Construction Category Sustainable Construction Practice Work Zone Traffic Control Merge Control Speed management Driver information systems Oversized load detection Construction vehicle entering/exiting Materials Reduce materials use Reuse existing materials in place Recycle highway materials Use co-products and waste materials from other industries Use alternate or improved materials Local materials Environmental product declarations (EPDs) Safety Sustainable Construction Safety and Health rating system Job hazard analysis Automated flagger assistance devices Work zone intrusion warning systems Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection Employment Meet disadvantaged business enterprise goals Local employment Training Sustainability training Sustainability credentials for individuals Community Outreach Project outreach Noise Noise reduction based on ecological impact Backup alarm modifications and alternatives Use computer models to predict construction noise Lighting Lighting plan Work zone glare reduction Semi-permanent high-mast lighting Constructability/ Deconstruction Constructability reviews for projects Design for deconstruction Adaptive reuse of structures Deconstruction Quality Quality management plan Equipment Tier 4 engines Alternative fuels Automated grade control Vehicle idling policy Utilities Integrating utilities into highway construction Landscaping No SCPs identified by research effort Asphalt: Tack coat application Concrete: Dowel alignment Concrete: Use HIPERPAV to predict early age concrete behavior Concrete: Non-potable water for concrete mixtures and wash water Project (continued)

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