Appendix D: Acronyms

  • AAA
    – Airport Airspace Analysis
  • AADT
    – annual average daily traffic
  • AASHTO
    – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
  • ACP
    – asphalt concrete pavement
  • ACT
    – Antiquities Code of Texas
  • ADA
    – Americans with Disabilities Act
  • ADT
    – Average Daily Traffic
  • AEP
    – annual exceedance probability
  • AFA
    – advance funding agreement
  • AGL
    – above ground level
  • ALD
    – Alternative Delivery Division
  • AMM
    – Access Management Manual
  • AOTS
    – advanced outfall tracking system
  • APD
    – advance planning and development
  • ATC
    – Alternative Technical Concepts
  • BMP
    – best management practices
  • BRG
    – Bridge Division
  • C&M
     – construction & maintenance
  • CAD
    – computer-aided design
  • CANDPA
    – Candidate PLAN Authority
  • CCAM
    – Construction Contract Administration Manual
  • CCEG
    – Construction Cost Estimating Guidance
  • CCSJ
    – Controlling Control Section Job
  • CCTV
    – closed circuit television
  • CE
    – Categorial Exclusion
  • CFR
    – Code of Federal Regulations
  • CIA
    – community impacts assessment
  • CMP
    – Congestion Management Process
  • CMV
    – Commercial Motor Vehicle
  • CO
    – carbon monoxide
  • CoC
    – Chambers of Commerce
  • COE
    – Corps of Engineers
  • COG
    – Councils of Government
  • CRIS
    – Crash Records Information System
  • CSD
    – Contract Services Division
  • CSGC
    – Construction State Gate Checklist
  • CSJ
    – Control Section Job
  • CSRA
    – Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
  • CST
    – Construction Division
  • CTB
    – concrete traffic barrier
  • CTD
    – contract time determination
  • CVS
    – Certified Value Specialist
  • CWA
    – Clean Water Act
  • DB
    – design-build (alternative delivery)
  • DBB
    – design-bid-build delivery
  • DCC
    – design concept conference
  • DEIS
    – draft environmental impact statement
  • DES
    – Design Division
  • DMS
    – dynamic message signs
  • DPS
    – Department of Public Safety
  • DSR
    – Design Summary Report
  • DSRT
    – District safety review team
  • DTM
    – Digital Terrain Model
  • EA
    – Environmental Assessment
  • ECOS
    – Environmental Compliance Oversight System
  • EDC
    – Economic Development Councils
  • EIS
    – Environmental Impact Statement
  • EJ
    – environmental justice
  • EMLL
    – electromagnetic line location
  • ENV
    – Environmental Affairs Division
  • EPA
    – Environmental Protection Agency
  • EPI
    – Effective Public Involvement
  • EPIC
    – environmental permits, issues, and commitments
  • ESA
    – environmental site assessment
  • ESBD
    – Electronic State Business Daily
  • FAA
    – Federal Aviation Administration
  • FAHP
    – Federal Aid Highway Program
  • FAQ
    - Frequently Asked Questions
  • FCAA
    – Federal Clean Air Act
  • FEAS
    – feasibility studies
  • FEIS
    – final environmental impact statement
  • FEMA
    – Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FHWA
    – Federal Highway Administration
  • FIN
    –Financial Management Division
  • FIO
    – for information only
  • FMIS
    – Financial Management Information System
  • FONSI
    – finding of no significant impact
  • FPA
    – floodplain administrator
  • FPAA
    – Federal Project Authorization and Agreement
  • FPUA
    – Financial Plan Annual Update
  • FRA
    – Federal Railroad Administration
  • FTA
    – Federal Transit Administration
  • FWD
    – Falling Weight Deflectometer
  • GIS
    – geographic information system
  • GPR
    – ground penetrating radar
  • GPS
    – Global Positioning System
  • H&H
     – hydrology and hydraulics
  • HARS
    – high advisory radio stations
  • HECRAS
    – hydrologic engineering center’s river analysis system
  • HOT
    – High Occupancy Toll
  • HOV
    – High Occupancy Vehicle
  • HSIP
    – Highway Safety Improvement Program
  • IAJR
    – Interstate Access Justification Report
  • ICE
    – Intersection Control Evaluation
  • iCx
    – Integrated Contractor Exchange (electronic bidding system)
  • IFP
    – Initial Financial Plan
  • IHSDM
    – Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
  • ILF
    – In lieu fee
  • IMD
    – Information Management Division
  • ISA
    – initial site assessment
  • ITS
    – Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • LAA
    – landscape and aesthetics assessment
  • LCS
    – lane control signals
  • LEP
    – limited English proficiency
  • LG
    – Local Government
  • LGP
    – Local Government Projects
  • LiDAR
    – Light Detention and Ranging
  • LOA
    – letter of authority
  • LOS
    – level of service
  • LOSA
    – Local On-System Agreement
  • LPA
    – local public agency
  • LRFD
    – load and resistance factor design
  • LSM
    – letting schedule modification
  • LWCF
    – Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
  • MALD
    – Model as the Legal Document
  • MBTA
    – Migratory Bird Treaty Act
  • MOU
    – memorandum of understanding
  • MPO
    – Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • MRD
    – Maritime Division
  • MS4
    – municipal separate storm sewer system
  • MSAT
    – mobile source air toxics
  • MSU
    – map survey utility
  • MTN
    – Maintenance Division
  • MTP
    – metropolitan transportation plan
  • MUA
    – Multiple Use Agreement
  • NAAQS
    – National Ambient Air Quality Standards
  • NAOPH
    – notice affording an opportunity for a public hearing
  • NEPA
    – National Environmental Policy Act
  • NFIP
    – National Flood Insurance Program
  • NHPA
    – National Historic Preservation Act
  • NHS
    – National High System
  • NOC
    – notice and opportunity to comment
  • NOI
    – notice of intent
  • NPS
    – National Park Service
  • NRCS
    – Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • NRHP
    – National Register of Historic Places
  • OCB
    – One-Call Board of Texas
  • OE
    – Obstruction Evaluation
  • OPC
    – Oracle Primavera Cloud
  • OPI
     – Office of Public Involvement (TPP)
  • OSB
    – overhead sign bridge
  • P&P
     – plan and profile
  • PA
    – programmatic agreement
  • PALM
    – potential archeological liability maps
  • PBLR
    – Preliminary Bridge Layout Review
  • PBPD
     – Performance Based Practical Design
  • PDCC
    – Preliminary Design Concept Conference
  • PDP
    – Project Development Process Manual
  • PEL
    – Planning and Environmental Linkage
  • PFD
    – Project Finance, Debt and Strategic Contracts Division
  • PI
    – public involvement
  • PM
    – Project Manager
  • PMI
    – Project Management Institute
  • PMIS
    – Pavement Management Information Systems
  • PMP
    – Project Management Plan
  • PPM
    – project and portfolio management
  • PR
    – Park Road
  • PRM
    – permittee responsible mitigation
  • PROWAG
    – Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
  • PS&E
     – Plans, Specifications and Estimate
  • PUA
    – possession and use agreement
  • PW
    – Wildlife Road
  • PWC
    – Parks and Wildlife Code
  • QA/QC
     – quality assurance/quality control
  • QC
    – quality control
  • RADAR
    – radio detecting and ranging
  • RAID
    – Roundabout and Alternative Intersection Design
  • RAS
    – Registered Accessibility Specialist
  • RCSJ
    – ROW control-section-job
  • RDM
    – Roadway Design Manual
  • RFP
    – Request for Proposal
  • RHA
    – Rivers and Harbors Act
  • RIA
    – rich internet application
  • ROD
    – record of decision
  • ROE
    – Right of Entry
  • ROW
    – Right of Way Division
  • RPLS
    – Registered Professional Land Surveyor
  • RPM
    – raised pavement marker
  • RPO
    – Rural Planning Organization
  • RRD
    –Railroad Division
  • RTIP
    – Rural Transportation Improvement Program
  • RTL
    – ready to let
  • S&O
     – Stewardship & Oversight Agreement
  • SH
    – state highway
  • SHPO
    – state historic preservation office
  • SHSP
    – Strategic Highway Safety Plan
  • SIP
    – Statewide Implementation Plan
  • SLOA
    – State Letter of Authority
  • SLRTP
    – Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan
  • SME
     – Subject Matter Expert
  • SOP
    – standard operating procedure
  • SSD
    – stopping sight distance
  • STIP
    – Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
  • SUE
    – subsurface utility engineering
  • SWMP
    – stormwater management plan
  • SWP3
    – stormwater pollution prevention plan
  • TAC
    – technical advisory committee
  • TAC
    – Texas Administrative Code
  • TAMES
    – Texas Accessibility Management Enterprise System
  • TAQA
    – traffic air quality analysis
  • TAS
    – Texas Accessibility Standards
  • TCAA
    – Texas clean air act
  • TCAP
    – Texas Comprehensive Accessibility Program
  • TCEQ
    – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  • TCM
    – Transportation Control Measure
  • TCP
    – traffic control plan
  • TDLR
    – Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • TDM
    – Transportation Demand Management
  • THC
    – Texas Historical Commission
  • THFN
    – Texas Highway Freight Network
  • THPO
    – Tribal Historic Preservation Office
  • TIA
    – Traffic Impact Assessment
  • TIP
     – Transportation Improvement Program
  • TIRZ
    – Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
  • TMA
    – Transportation Management Areas
  • TMC
    – Traffic Management Centers
  • TMUTCD
    – Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
  • TNRIS
     – Texas Natural Resources Information System
  • TOD
    – Transit Oriented Development
  • TP&D
     – Transportation Planning and Programming Division
  • TPAR
    – temporary pedestrian access route
  • TPC
    – total project costs
  • TPD
    – Transportation Programs Division
  • TPP
    – Transportation Planning and Programming Division
  • TPWD
     – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • TRB
    – Transportation Research Board
  • TRF
    – Traffic Safety Division
  • TRIMS
    – Texas railroad information management system
  • TSAP
     – Traffic and Safety Analysis Procedures Manual
  • TSM
    – Transportation System Management
  • TSMO
    – Transportation System Management and Operations
  • TTC
    – Texas Transportation Commission
  • TWLTL
    – Two-way-left-turn-lanes
  • TxC
    – TxDOTCONNECT
  • TxDIP
    – Texas Division Involved Projects
  • TxDOT
    – Texas Department of Transportation
  • TxGIO
    – Texas Geographic Information Office
  • UAS
    – Unmanned Aircraft System
  • UCM
    – utility conflict matrix
  • USACE
    – United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • USC
    – United States Code
  • USCG
    – United States Coast Guard
  • USDOT
    – United States Department of Transportation
  • USGS
    – United States Geological Survey
  • UTL
    – Utility
  • UTP
     – Unified Transportation Plan
  • UZA
     – Urbanized Areas
  • VAFA
    – Voluntary Advance Funding Agreement
  • VE
    – Value Engineering
  • WIM
    – weigh-in-motion