Maintaining Project Consistency with Transportation Plans with an Emphasis on Maintaining Air Quality Conformity (2016)
The researchers found that the main challenges leading to project inconsistencies are insufficient communication over the changes to projects design concept and scope, cost, and estimated letting date. The research team developed a Project Consistency Guidebook (PCG), a Supplementary Information Document (SID), and a project consistency checklist. The guidebook explains how project planning and development interact with the regional and project level air quality conformity process, and details procedures and tools that TxDOT and Texas Metropolitan Planning Organizations can use to understand and maintain project-level conformity and project consistency with applicable transportation plans and programs. The SID provides an overview of the subjects relevant to project consistency. The project consistency checklist serves as a guide to keep track of the changes to a project.
Publication date: 2016-10-30