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Related pages

• Respecting the Environment
• Environmental Topics

General Information

HA Road Schemes and the Environment

Our major road schemes each have a dedicated webpage, some of which give details of local Environmental issues:

• Highways Agency Road Projects

Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR)

These links give details of our policies and a log of HA responses:

• Freedom of Information 
• Environmental Information Regulations 2004
• FOI Disclosure Log

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)

The DMRB provides official standards and advice relating to the design, assessment and operation of trunk roads, including motorways, in the United Kingdom:

• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

Scheme Appraisal, Evaluation and WebTAG

Web-based Transport Analysis Guidance (WebTAG) is the Department for Transport's guidance on conducting transport studies and appraising major public transport schemes

• Explaining the Appraisal and Evaluation Processes
• WebTAG - Environment

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

The Highways Agency develops strategic partnerships with other organisations to help improve co-operation, to share information and strategy, and to support each other's objectives. In line with this approach we have established Memoranda of Understanding with various partners to aid effective working:

• Highways Agency Memoranda of Understanding

Environmental Topics

See also Environmental Topics for more information.

Air Quality

• Defra - Air Quality
• DfT - Emission Factors 
• DMRB Volume 11 Section 3 Part 1 Air Quality
• UK Air Quality Archive
• WebTAG - Local air quality, regional air pollutions and greenhouse gases
• Defra - Emission Factors Toolkit
• Environment Agency - Air Quality

Cultural Heritage

• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• English Heritage
• UNESCO - British sites on the World Heritage List

Drainage & Water Quality

• DMRB Volume 4 Section 2 Drainage
• Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) 
• Environment Agency - Water

Landscape

• Council of Europe - European Landscape Convention
• English Heritage - Historic Landscape
• Natural England - Landscape

Material Resources and Waste

• Environment Agency - Waste
• Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP)

Nature Conservation

• DMRB Volume 10 Section 4 Nature Conservation 
• DMRB Volume 11 Section 3 Part 4 Ecology & Nature Conservation
• DMRB Volume 11 Section 4 Assessment of Implications on European Sites
• Natural England

Noise and Vibration

• Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN)
• Defra - Noise
• HA Guidance on Noise Nuisance from Trunk Roads and Motorways

Soil and Geology

• British Geological Survey
• Defra - Soil
• Environment Agency - Soil
• European Commission - Soil
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Geoconservation
• Natural England - Geodiversity
• Soilscapes