National Environmental Streamlining Initiatives

Highway and Transit Environmental Streamlining Progress Summary

Sources: FHWA sponsored NEPA Baseline Study, January, 2001, by Louis Berger Group for the 1970, 1980, 1990 decades: Average time is from project initiation to signing of Final Environmental Impact Study. FHWA records for the years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005: Average time is from the signing of the Notice of Intent to the signing of the Record of Decision.

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