Author Keller, G. & Sherar, J.

Year of publication 2003

The basic objective of this guide is to help engineers, planners, environmental specialists, and road managers make good decisions, protect the environment, and build good low-volume roads. Key issues that should be addressed when planning a road project include changes or negative impacts to the area that a road can cause which may be significant, irreversible, or difficult to mitigate. The long-term social, environmental, and fiscal cost effectiveness of a proposed road all need to be examined. Environmental analysis is a principal way to examine all aspects of a project, maximize its usefulness, and minimize problems. Emphasis should be placed on the use of an “Interdisciplinary Team” approach. Not all adverse impacts of roads can be avoided, but many can, and the negative and positive impacts of a road project should be weighed and evaluated.