Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
Acronyms
3R - Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation
AASHTO – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACCG – Association County Commissioners of Georgia
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT – Average Daily Traffic
ARC – Atlanta Regional Commission
ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers
CalTrans – California Department of Transportation
CATEX – Categorical Exclusion
CE – Categorical Exclusion
CEQ – Council on Environmental Quality
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CIA – Community Impacts Assessment
CORSIM – Corridor Simulation (Software)
CSD – Context-Sensitive Design
CSRA - Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center
CSS – Context-Sensitive Solutions
CTE - Center for Transportation Excellence
CVRD - Coosa Valley Regional Development Center
DCO - District Communications Officer
DEIS – Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DOT – Department of Transportation
DDOT – District Department of Transportation (Washington, DC)
EA – Environmental Assessment
EAB - Environmental Analysis Bureau
EIS – Environmental Impact Statement
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FONSI – Finding of No Significant Action
FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
GDOT – Georgia Department of Transportation
GEFA – Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority
GEMA – Georgia Emergency Management Agency
GEPA – Georgia Environmental Policy Act
GIS – Geographic Information Systems
GPTQ - Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality
GRTA - Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
ISTEA – Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act
ITE – Institute of Transportation Engineers
LOS – Level of Service
MTRDC - McIntosh Trail Regional Development Center
MGRDC - Middle Georgia Regional Development Center
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPO - Metropolitan Planning Organization
MUTCD –Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
NHPA - National Historic Preservation Act
NOI - Notice of Intent
OEL – GDOT Office of Environment and Location
OTIA – Oregon Transportation Investment Act
ROD - Record of Decision
SAFETEA-LU – Safe and Efficient Transportation Equity Act – a Legacy for Users
SHPO - State Historic Preservation Officer
SIA – Social Impacts Assessment
SPLOST – Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax
SRTA – State Road and Tollway Authority
TRB - Transportation Research Board
TEA21 – Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TSIS - Traffic Software Integrated System
WSDOT – Washington State Department of Transportation
