Planning and Environmental
ELR’s nationally recognized transportation planners and environmental scientists collectively have over 300 years of proven experience in environmental planning, long-range planning, travel demand modeling and forecasting, corridor planning, and environmental (natural and cultural) resources evaluations.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Our staff has nationally recognized expertise in transportation planning services.
- Community Impact Assessments
- Socio-Economic Analysis
- Context Sensitive Solutions
- Indirect & Cumulative Effects
- Public Involvement
- Environmental Justice Analysis
- Section 4(f)
- Section 6(f)
- GeoEnvironmental
- Environmental Streaming Research and Policy
- Consultant Oversight Management Services (Thrid Party Reviews)
*NCDOT discipline codes 36, 116, 171, 261, 276, and 315.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Our staff has extensive experience in providing natural resources services.
- Natural Resources Technical Reports
- Wetland Delineation'
- Jurisdictional Determinations
- Stream Classifications
- Biological Assessments/Surveys
- Threatened and Endangered Species
- Natural Community Classifications
- Section 404/401 Permitting
- GIS modeling and analysis
*Prequalified in WV for Natural Resources and NCDOT discipline codes 59, 243, 280, and 544.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
ELR has nationally recognized experts in cultural resources.
- Section 106
- Historic Bridges
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
ELR offers a full range of services to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and associated environmental laws, including state-specific State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) laws and regulations.
- Categorical Exclusions
- Programmatic Categorical Exclusions
- Environmental Assessments
- Environmental Impact Statements
*Prequalified in WV for NEPA Services and NCDOT discipline codes 32 and 63.
LONG RANGE & CORRIDOR PLANNING
Our staff has extensive experience in providing long-range planning services.
- Travel Demand and Forecasting
- Statewide Models
- Planning & Environmental Linkages (PEL) Studies
- Performance Measures
- Systems Transportation Planning
- Intermodal Planning
- Traffic Engineering & Policy
- Freight Planning
- Traffic Simulation
- Access management
- Site Impact Analysis
TRAINING
ELR has nationally recognized instructors who have developed and taught courses on a wide range of transportation planning topics.
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
- Planning & Environmental Linkages (PEL) / Integration
- Highway Capacity
- Context Sensitive Solutions
- Community Impact Assessments
Related Projects
| Sample Projects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Project Info | State | Construction Cost | Cut Sheet |
West Virginia Great Barrel Company, LLC Client: West Virginia Great Barrel Company, LLC Location: Greenbrier County | State: West Virginia | Cost:$1,500,000 | |
Raleigh County Memorial Airport Industrial Park Site Preparation Client: New River Gorge Regional Development Location: Raleigh | State: West Virginia | Cost:$8,300,000 | |
Mountaintop Beverage Facility Utility Upgrades Client: Morgantown Utility Board Location: Monongalia County | State: West Virginia | Cost:$6,500,000 | |
Skyline Drive Rehabilitation Client: MC3 Solutions / Owner: National Park Service Location: Shenandoah National Park, Luray | State: Virginia | Cost:$15,000,000 | |
I-81 MM 48 NB Acceleration Lane Extension Design-Build Project Client: A&J Development and Excavation / Owner: VDOT Location: Smyth County | State: Virginia | Cost:$7,000,000 | |
Northstar Boulevard Client: J2 Engineers, Inc. Location: Loudoun County | State: Virginia | Cost:$45,800,000 | |
I-40 Exit 300-319 Client: North Carolina Department of Transportation Location: Wake and Johnson Counties | State: North Carolina | Cost:$360,175,000 | |
Providence Road Project Client: US Developments / McNeel Properties / BestBox Storage Location: Kingston Drive, Waxhaw | State: North Carolina | Cost:$10,000,000 | |
I-77 HOT Lanes P3 - Master Services Agreement Client: NCDOT / I-77 Mobility Partners Location: Mecklenburg & Iredell Counties | State: North Carolina | Cost:$655,000,000 | |
CUY-490/010-2.09/19.28 Opportunity Corridor 3 Client: Michael Baker International Location: Cleveland | State: Ohio | Cost:$150,000,000 | |
