| AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| ARTBA | American Road and Transportation Builders Association |
| BMP | Best Management Practice |
| CAP | Communicating All Promises (Kentucky) |
| CDOT | Colorado Department of Transportation |
| CE | Categorical Exclusion |
| CIAP | Construction Industry Advancement Program of New Jersey |
| CSD/CSS | Context-Sensitive Design/Context-Sensitive Solutions |
| DECQ | District Environmental Quality Coordinator (Texas) |
| DEP | Department of Environmental Protection (New Jersey) |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| ENV | Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT |
| EPIC | Environmental Permits, Issues, and Commitments (Texas) |
| ETS | Environmental Tracking System (Texas) |
| EPA | U. S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| GAF | Guidance Accountability Form (Kentucky) |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| HCP | Habitat Conservation Plan |
| INDOT | Indiana Department of Transportation |
| KYTC | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| MMRR | Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Record |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NJDOT | New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| NYSDEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| NYSDOT | New York State Department of Transportation |
| PIP | Project Impact Profile (Kentucky) |
| PIP | Public Involvement Program (Texas) |
| POP | Public Opportunity Project (Kentucky) |
| PS&E | Plans, Specifications, and Estimates |
| PSS | Program Support System (New York) |
| QAR | Quality Assurance Review and Audit (Colorado) |
| ROW | Right of Way |
| SHPO | State Historic Preservation Office |
| SWAT | Storm Water Advisory Team (Texas) |
| TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TPL | Total Project Leadership (Colorado) |
| TxDOT | Texas Department of Transportation |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| WYDOT | Wyoming Department of Transportation |