Chapter 44 Environmental considerations

The environment topic is a very wide one encompassing a variety of specialist disciplines. This chapter cannot, and does not try to, cover all these in any detail. It does, however, highlight the legislative procedures relevant to environmental issues as applied to highway design at both ends of the scale, from motorway to public right of way. It also gives an overview of the key environmental legislation relating to highway design in the UK followed by a summary of the key issues to be considered under each topic. In addition this chapter examines some areas of the design process that have been overlooked in the past, but warrant more detailed consideration at the appropriate stage.