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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS & CASE STUDIES: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: A Streamlined Approach for Sidewalk Improvement Projects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2010

Laura Dawood ,
Bruce D. Hart ,
Sandy Lawrence  and
Dale Youngkin
Laura Dawood*
Affiliation:
Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Bruce D. Hart
Affiliation:
Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Sandy Lawrence
Affiliation:
Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Dale Youngkin
Affiliation:
Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Address correspondence to: Laura Dawood, Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLC, 6300 Powers Ferry Road, Building 600, Suite 341, Atlanta, GA 30339; (phone) 678-904-8591; (fax) 678-904-8596; (e-mail) [email protected]
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Abstract

Federally funded projects must comply with a suite of environmental federal regulations, including the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the US Department of Transportation Act of 1966, which are addressed through the National Environmental Policy Act process. In this case study, we describe a Federal Highway Administration sidewalk improvement project implemented by the Georgia Department of Transportation in DeKalb County, Georgia, that used an innovative streamlined process under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to evaluate and assess effects on historic resources and to comply with National Environmental Policy Act process. This project also represents a novel use of this Streamlined Section 106 Process, since it was used in a new sidewalk construction project that required right-of-way acquisition and easements as compared to previous projects where this streamlined process was used only in cases with existing sidewalks and no right-of-way acquisition. Additionally, we demonstrate how coordination under the National Environmental Policy Act addressed impacts on historic resources and resulted in the successful preservation of cultural resource features.

Environmental Practice 12:134–143 (2010)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 134 - 143
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2010

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