Common Acronyms

AADT - Average Annual Daily Traffic

AASHTO - American Assoc. of State Highway Transportation Officials

ACC/MVKM - Accidents per Million Vehicle Kilometers

ADAAG - Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guideline for Buildings & Facilities

BIN - Bridge Identification Number

BM - NYSDOT Bridge Manual COE - Corps of Engineers

DHV - Design Hourly Volume (Two-Way)

DDHV - Directional Design Hourly Volume (One-Way)

DR - Design Report EAP - Environmental Action Plan

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

ETC - Estimated Time of Completion

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Administration (U.S.)

FHWA - Federal Highway Administration

FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standard

HDM - New York State Department of Transportation Highway Design Manual

HSD - Headlight Sight Distance LOS - Level of Service

NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act

NHS - National Highway System

NWI - National Wetlands Inventory

NYSDEC - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYSDOT - New York State Department of Transportation

PE - Permanent Easement

PIN - Project Identification Number

PS&E - Plans, Specifications and Estimate

RMM - Reference Mile Marker

ROW - Right-of-Way

SEQR - State Environmental Quality Review

SH - State Highway

SPDES - Stormwater Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

SR - State Route

SSD - Stopping Sight Distance

USCG - United States Coast Guard

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