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Environmental Compliance Management for Oregon's Bridge Delivery Program

Learn how the OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program navigates environmental regulations to achieve success across multiple stages, goals, and standards.

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Environmental Compliance Management for Oregon's Bridge Delivery Program

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  1. Managing Environmental Compliance for ODOT’s OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program: Many Regulations – One Framework Michelle ErautEnvironmental Program ManagerFederal Highway Administration—Oregon Division530 Center Street, NE, Suite 100Salem, Oregon 97301503/587-4716Michelle.Eraut@fhwa.dot.gov

  2. OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program • $2.5 billion transportation package • Enacted by 2003 Legislature (House Bill 2041) • Largest investment in Oregon transportation infrastructure in 50 years • Includes $1.3 billion to repair or replace almost 400 bridges on the state highway system

  3. Program Stages – 365+ Bridges

  4. OTIA III State Bridge Delivery Program Goals

  5. Environmental Performance Standards Elements • Goal • What does success look like? • Threshold Statement • Relevant to my project? • Objectives • How do I measure success? • Means, Methods, or Materials • How can I achieve success? • Compliance Documentation • How do I document success?

  6. Environmental Performance Standards What do they cover? • Program Administration • Species • Habitat • Water Quality • Site Restoration • Compensatory Mitigation • Fluvial

  7. Planning ToolsOverview • Communication • Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) • Permitting • Programmatic Agreement Reporting and Implementation Team (PARIT) • Design • Pre-Construction Assessment (PCA) • Construction • Field verification via electronic handhelds (PDAs)

  8. Planning ToolsPermitting • Our Challenge 7 Untested Environmental Performance Standards + 4 Undeveloped Environmental Performance Standards + 3 Unique Programmatic Permits • Our Solution (equals) 1 PARIT Programmatic Agreements Reporting and Implementation Team

  9. Planning ToolsPermitting • PARIT • 10+ agency participants (liaisons) • Two working meetings per month • One with “Project” focus • One with “Program” focus • One Annual Coordination Meeting • Reporting • Evaluating • Improving

  10. Planning ToolsDesign • Pre-Construction Assessment (PCA) • Single programmatic permitting application • From issue identification (effect) to resolution (specs) • Agency-friendly output • Metrics tracking

  11. Planning ToolsConstruction • Field verification via electronic handhelds (PDAs) • Linked to EDMS (transparency) • Environmental database • Fast, paperless

  12. Stewardship Success!!!Coast Fork Willamette River Bridge • First bridge replaced… • Complied with Environmental Performance Standards • Reduced permitting by 100+ days • Reduced cost by $1+ Million • Pleased Contractor, ODOT, and Permitting Agencies

  13. ConclusionEnvironmental Stewardship • Building projects sensitive to their communities and landscape through: • Integrating Environmental Performance Standards • Communicating with Permitting Agencies • Evaluating Performance • Improving Our Process

  14. Questions? Michelle Eraut Environmental Program ManagerMichelle.Eraut@fhwa.dot.govFederal Highway Administration530 Center Street, NE, Suite 100Salem, Oregon 97301503.587.4716

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