The Evolution of an Environmental Monitor

Community groups throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, backed by the US Department of the Interior, had long opposed Interstate 476, fearing it would ruin the area's stream valleys and historical and recreational resources. A major portion of the project winds through the remaining wooded open...

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Published in:Civil engineering (New York, N.Y. 1983) N.Y. 1983), 1992-06, Vol.62 (6), p.56-58
Main Authors: Dodds, Peter J, Sternberger, R Scott
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Consultants
Environment
Government agencies
Highway construction
Natural resources
Pollution control
Roads & highways
VDTs
Video display terminals
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Summary:Community groups throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, backed by the US Department of the Interior, had long opposed Interstate 476, fearing it would ruin the area's stream valleys and historical and recreational resources. A major portion of the project winds through the remaining wooded open space of the otherwise densely populated areas near Philadelphia. The Federal Highway Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation resumed design and construction on I-476 in the early 1980s. At that time, the Department of the Interior asked the President's Council on Environmental Quality to assign an environmental monitor. In 1982, KCI Technologies Inc. became the first independent environmental consultant assigned to monitor a large-scale transportation project. The environmental referral process is available to resolve interagency disagreements. Such a program ensures that mitigation measures and other environmental commitments are met and offers a cost-effective way to guide a controversial project to completion.
ISSN:0885-7024
2381-0688