Water Quality/Wetlands

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Iowa DOT Details Wetlands Preservation Efforts
October 11, 2023
The Iowa Department of Transportation recently detailed in a blog post the “balancing act” required in order to minimize the More
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Video: How KYTC Biologists Restore Streams,…
February 22, 2023
A recent video released by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highlights how the agency’s biologists work to restore and improve streams More
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FHWA Helps Initiate $1B Fish Passage…
October 12, 2022
The Federal Highway Administration, along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, recently More
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Maryland DOT, USACE Join Forces on…
August 31, 2022
The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Department of Transportation recently signed a Project Partnership Agreement or More
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NCDOT Hydraulics Unit Wins Water Quality…
August 17, 2022
The hydraulics unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation recently won a 2022 Pelican Award from the North Carolina More
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Louisiana DOTD Wins Award for Brine…
May 18, 2022
Scott Boyle (seen above), assistant administrator of operations for District 2 of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, recently More
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Caltrans Highlights Key Stormwater Pollutants
May 11, 2022
As part of its “Let’s Change This to That” public education campaign, the California Department of Transportation is highlighting the More
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Tennessee DOT Helping Deploy ‘Seabins’ for…
March 30, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has teamed up with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTRB) and other partners to establish More
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AASHTO Comments on Latest Proposed WOTUS…
February 9, 2022
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials submitted a seven-page letter on February 2 to the Department of More
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Maryland Works to Reduce Road Salt’s…
January 26, 2022
In conjunction with several state agencies, including the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is More
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Colorado DOT Helping Reduce Impact of…
December 8, 2021
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics recently wrapped up a two-year effort to help certified commercial service airports More
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MnDOT Trying to Cut Back on…
September 8, 2021
When it snows in Minnesota, drivers want the roads and bridges cleared – now. However, simply dumping mass amounts of More
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Utah DOT Protects Reservoir as it…
July 14, 2021
The Utah Department of Transportation is taking what it calls “significant steps” to protect the waters of the Starvation Reservoir More
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Tennessee DOT Helps Fund Two Trash…
April 28, 2021
A pair of new exhibits at the Tennessee Aquarium funded by the grants from the Tennessee Department of Transportation illustrate More
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Video: Caltrans Uses Boat Fleet to…
February 10, 2021
The California Department of Transportation recently put together a video highlighting how its boat fleet in the San Francisco Bay More
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Hawaii DOT Launches Storm Water Online…
January 5, 2021
Protecting the ocean, rivers, and streams from pollution is the focus of a new online learning series for kids launched More
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Filling Pavement Temperature Data Gaps to…
December 23, 2020
Could more accurate and consistent pavement temperature data held reduce the overuse of salt and other ice-melting chemicals during winter More
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Video: WSDOT Makes Bridge Safer for…
October 28, 2020
The Washington State Department of Transportation recently wrapped up a roughly $13 million fish barrier correction project – resulting in More
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Video: Volunteers Help Oregon DOT with…
August 12, 2020
Volunteers with Klamath Wingwatchers recently helped the Oregon Department of Transportation resettle “sedges” from the Lost River Wetlands to the More
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Maryland DOT Division Joins New Chesapeake…
April 29, 2020
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration is launching a pilot education program with Living Classrooms Foundation that will More