Acronym |
Definition |
3R | Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation |
A&E | Architectural & Engineering |
A/E | Architectural & Engineering |
AASHTO | American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
ACHP | Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADA | Assistant Division Administrator |
ADEC | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
ADF&G | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
ADNR | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
ADOT | Arizona Department of Transportation |
ADOTPF | Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities |
ADP | Automated Data Processing |
ADT | Average Daily Traffic |
AGC | Associated General Contractors |
AHTD | Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department |
ALDOT | Alabama Department of Transportation |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
AO | Area Office |
APWA | American Public Works Association |
ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
ASDPW | American Samoa Department of Public Works |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
AWP | Annual Work Plan |
BA | Biological Assessment |
BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BIHO | Big Hole National Battlefield |
BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
BO | Biological Opinion |
BST | Bituminous Surface Treatment |
CA | Certification Acceptance |
CAC | Citizens Advisory Committee |
CADD | Computer Aided Design & Drafting |
Caltrans | California Department of Transportation |
CBS | City and Borough of Sitka |
CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation |
CE | Categorical Exclusion |
CE | Construction Engineering |
CFL | Central Federal Lands |
CFLHD | Central Federal Lands Highway Division |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CI | Construction Inspector |
CJE | Critical Job Element |
CM | Contract Modification |
COB | Close of Business |
COCO | Chief of Contracting Office |
CODA | Coulee Dam National Recreation Area |
COE | Corps of Engineers |
COE | Construction Operations Engineer |
ConnDOT | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
COTR | Contracting Officer's Representative |
CRLA | Crater Lake National Park |
CRMO | Craters of the Moon National Monument |
CTIP | Coordinated Federal Lands Highway Technology Implementation Program |
CY | Calendar Year |
CZ | Coastal Zone |
DA | Division Administrators |
DAFIS | Departmental Accounting & Financial Information System |
DAR | Defense Access Road |
DBA | Database Administrator |
DBA | Disadvantaged Business Administration |
DBE | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
DC DPW | District of Columbia Department of Public Works |
DEA | David Evans & Associates |
DEFL | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge |
DEIS | Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
DELDOT | Delaware Department of Transportation |
DENA | Denali National Park |
DEQ | Department of Environmental Quality |
DFS | Director of Field Services |
DGN | Design (The file extension of Bentley's Microstation program) |
DOA | Department of the Army |
DOC | Department of Commerce |
DOD | Department of Defense |
DOE | Department of Energy |
DOE | Department of Ecology |
DOE | Design Operations Engineer |
DOI | Department of the Interior |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
DOL | Department of Labor |
DOT | Department of Transportation |
DSC | Denver Service Center |
DSR | Damage Site Report |
DWG | Drawing (A file extension for Autodesk's AutoCAD program) |
DXF | Drawing Exchange Format (A file extension for Autodesk's AutoCAD program) |
EA | Environmental Assessment |
ECP | Erosion Control Plan |
EFL | Eastern Federal Lands |
EFLHD | Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division |
EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
EIT | Engineer in Training |
EJ | Environmental Justice |
EO | Executive Order |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPS | Environmental Policy Statement |
ER | Emergency Relief |
ERFO | Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Road |
ESA | Endangered species act |
FA | Federal Aid |
FAI | Federal Aid Interstate |
FAIR | Flexible, Achievable, Inclusive, Respectful |
FAP | Federal-Aid Primary |
FAPG | Federal Aid Policy Guide |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
FDOT | Florida Department of Transportation |
FDR | Forest Development Road |
FEBBS | FHWA Electronic Bulletin Board System |
FedBizOpps | Federal Business Opportunities |
FEIS | Final Environmental Impact Statement |
FH | Forest Highway |
FHPM | Federal-aid Highway Program Manual |
FHRRS | Federal Highways Research Report Inventory System |
FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
FLD | Federal Lands Division |
FLH | Federal Lands Highway |
FLHO | Federal Lands Highway Office |
FLHP | Federal Lands Highway Program |
FLHPA | Federal Lands Highway Program Administrator |
FLHPM | Federal Lands Highway Program Manual |
FLM | Federal Lands Management |
FLT | Federal Land Transfer |
FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
FOCL | Fort Clatsop National Memorial |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
FP&S | Final Plans & Specifications |
FP-96 | Federal Projects, 1996 (Standard construction specifications adopted in 1996) |
FRC | Federal Records Center (in Seattle, WA) |
FS | Forest Service |
FTE | Full Time Employee |
FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
FTP | Full Time Permanent |
FWS | Fish and Wildlife Service |
FY | Fiscal Year |
FYI | For Your Information |
GAO | General Accounting Office |
GDOT | Georgia Department of Transportation |
GIS | Geographic Information System |
GLAC | Glacier National Park |
GLBA | Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve |
GPRA | Government Performance Results Act |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
GRKO | Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site |
GRTE | Grand Teton National Park |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GuamDPW | Guam Department of Transportation (Public Works) |
ha | hectare |
HABS | Historic American Building Survey |
HAER | Historic American Engineering Record |
HAFO | Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument |
HBCU | Historically Black Colleges & Universities |
HBRRP | Highway Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation Program |
HCRH | Historic Columbia River Highway |
HDOT | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
HET | Highway Engineer Trainee |
HETP | Highway Engineer Trainee Program |
HPA | Hydraulic Project Approval (Washington State Permit) |
HTF | Highway Trust Fund |
ICR | Internal Control Review |
IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity |
IDOT | Illinois Department of Transportation |
INDOT | Indiana Department of Transportation |
IowaDOT | Iowa Department of Transportation |
IRM | Information Resource Management |
IRR | Indian Reservation Roads |
IS | Interstate System |
ISSFE | International Society of Soil and Foundation Engineers |
ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
ITD | Idaho Transportation Department |
ITS | Intelligent Transportation System |
IVHS | Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems |
IVHSA | Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems America |
JARPA | Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (Washington State Application) |
JC | Just Compensation |
JODA | John Day Fossil Beds National Monument |
JUBU | Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer |
KATM | Katmai National Park & Preserve |
KDOT | Kansas Department of Transportation |
KLGO | Klondike Gold Rush National Park |
km | Kilometer |
km/h | Kilometers per Hour |
KSAs | Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
KYTC | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
LAAS | Larson Anthropological/Archaeological Services |
LADS | Learning & Development System |
LAN | Local Area Network |
LDOTD | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
LEG | Licensed Engineering Geologist |
LHTAC | Local Highway Technical Assistance Council |
LIBI | Little Bighorn National Park |
LTAP | Local Technology Assistance Program |
M2 | Square meter |
M3 | Cubic meter |
MarDPW | Marianas Department of Public Works (Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands - CNMI) |
MassHwy | Massachusetts Highway Department |
MBF | Thousand Board Feet |
MBQAST | Multi-Branch Quality Action Support Team |
MDNR&C | Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation |
MDOT | Montana Department of Transportation |
MDOT | Michigan Department of Transportation |
MDOT | Maryland Department of Transportation |
MDOT | Maine Department of Transportation |
MDT | Montana Department of Transportation |
mi | Mile |
MIC | Metlakatla Indian Community |
mm | Millimeter |
MMBF | Million Board Feet |
Mn/DOT | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
MoDOT | Missouri Department of Transportation |
MORA | Mount Rainier National Park |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MP | Milepost |
MPDES | Montana Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
MPO | Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MSHD | Mississippi Department of Transportation |
MSHPO | Montana State Historic Preservation Officer |
MTMC | Military Traffic Management Command |
MUTCD | Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
NBIS | National Bridge Inspection Standards |
NCDOT | North Carolina Department of Transportation |
NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NDDOT | North Dakota Department of Transportation |
NDOR | Nebraska Department of Roads |
NDOT | Nevada Department of Transportation |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
NEPE | Nez Perce National Historical Park |
NF | National Forest |
NHDOT | New Hampshire Department of Transportation |
NHL | National Historic Landmark |
NHS | National Highway System |
NJDOT | New Jersey Department of Transportation |
NMSHTD | New Mexico State Highways & Transportation Department |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOCA | North Cascades National Park |
NOI | Notice of Intent |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
NPS | National Park Service |
NRHP | National Register of Historic Places |
NTHP | National Trust for Historic Preservation |
NTP | Notice to Proceed |
NWAAI | Northwest Archaeological Associates, Inc |
NWP | Nationwide Permit |
NWR | National Wildlife Refuge |
NYSDOT | New York State Department of Transportation |
ODOT | Ohio Department of Transportation |
ODOT | Oklahoma Department of Transportation |
ODOT | Oregon Department of Transportation |
OHW | Ordinary High Water |
OHWM | Ordinary High Water Mark |
OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
OJT | On-the-Job Training |
OLYM | Olympic National Park |
OMB | Office of Management & Budget |
OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
ORCA | Oregon Caves National Monument |
P&S | Plans and Specifications |
PD | Project Development |
PD | Per Diem |
PDDM | Project Development and Design Manual |
PDF | Portable Document Format (The file extension of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program) |
PDP | Professional Development Program |
PE | Preliminary Engineering |
PE | Professional Engineer |
PennDOT | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
PFH | Primary Forest Highway |
PHRA | Preserving the Historic Road in America |
PIH | Plan-in-Hand |
PIR | Project Identification Report |
PL | Public Law |
PLH | Public Lands Highway |
PP&A | Planning and Administration Engineer |
PRA | Park Roads and Parkways Program |
PRDTPW | Puerto Rico Department of Transportation & Public Works |
PRMS | Program Resource Management System |
PRP | Park Roads and Parkways Program |
PS&E | Plans, Specifications, & Estimate |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QC | Quality Control |
R/W | Right-of-Way |
RD | Ranger District |
RIDOT | Rhode Island Department of Transportation |
ROD | Record of Decision |
ROW | Right-of-Way |
RRP | Refuge Roads Program |
RVD | Recreational Visitor Day |
SAFETEA | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, & Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 |
SAJH | San Juan Island National Historical Park |
SBA | Small Business Administration |
SCDOT | South Carolina Department of Transportation |
SCEP | Student Career Experience Program |
SCR | Special Contract Requirements |
SDDOT | South Dakota Department of Transportation |
SEE | Team Social, Economic & Environmental Team |
SEEI | Social, Economic & Environmental Impact |
SHD | State Highway Department |
SHPO | State Historic Preservation Officer |
SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
SMCD | Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration |
SO | State Office |
SOW | Scope of Work |
SOW | Statement of Work |
SPA124 | Stream Protection Act |
SPAT | Service-Wide Project Assessment Team |
SR | State Route |
STA | State Transportation Agency |
STEP | Student Temporary Experience Program |
STIP | State Transportation Improvement Plan |
SWPPP | Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan |
T&E | Threatened and Endangered (Species) |
T2 | Technology Transfer |
TA | Technical Advisory |
TAR | Transportation Acquisition Regulation |
TDOT | Tennessee Department of Transportation |
TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
THPO | Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
TIFIA | Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act |
TIP | Transportation Improvement Plan |
TQM | Total Quality Management |
TRB | Transportation Research Board |
TTAP | Tribal Technical Assistance Plan |
TxDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
UDOT | Utah Department of Transportation |
USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
USC | United States Code |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USDOT | United States Department of Transportation |
USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
VAOT | Vermont Agency of Transportation |
VDOT | Virginia Department of Transportation |
VE | Value Engineering |
VIDPW | Virgin Islands Department of Public Works |
WBE | Women's Business Enterprise |
WDFW | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
WFL | Western Federal Lands |
WFLHD | Western Federal Lands Highway Division |
WisDOT | Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
WRC | Western Resource Center |
WSDOT | Washington State Department of Transportation |
WVDOT | West Virginia Department of Transportation |
WYDOT | Wyoming Department of Transportation |
WYSHPO | Wyoming State Historic Preservation Officer |
WZTC | Work Zone Traffic Control |
YELL | Yellowstone National Park |
YNP | Yellowstone National Park |