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# Highway Project Appraisal **I. IDENTIFICATION** * **Highway Project Appraisal:** Involves quantifying costs and benefits of a highway scheme over a selected time horizon. * **Problem Recognition:** The decision-maker identifies a problem needing a solution. * **Goal Identification:** The decisi...

# Highway Project Appraisal **I. IDENTIFICATION** * **Highway Project Appraisal:** Involves quantifying costs and benefits of a highway scheme over a selected time horizon. * **Problem Recognition:** The decision-maker identifies a problem needing a solution. * **Goal Identification:** The decision-maker specifies the desired outcome. * **Information Search:** The decision-maker identifies characteristics of alternative solutions. * **Selection of Preferred Highway Scheme:** A preferred option is selected for future implementation. * **Environmental Appraisal:** An organization monitors relevant environmental impact factors influencing opportunities and threats related to strategic decision-making. * **Cultural Heritage:** Assesses the demolition/disturbance of archaeological remains, ancient monuments, and listed buildings, including the impact on local heritage. * **Ecology/Nature Conservation:** Assesses how the proposed highway may negatively affect wildlife and their habitats. * **Traffic Noise and Vibration:** Measures the number of vehicles, vehicle speed, percentage of heavy vehicles, road gradient, weather, and proximity to dwellings to determine the noise level. * **Geology and soils:** Evaluates how road construction may destabilize soil structure or expose protected rock formations. **II. ENUMERATION** **11-15:** Provide at least five (5) assessments of a highway construction/improvement proposal. * **11. Problem Recognition** * **12. Goal Identification** * **13. Identification of Alternative Highway Schemes** * **14. Information Search** * **15. Assessment of Information on Alternative Highway Schemes** * **Selection of Preferred Highway Scheme** * **Evaluation** **16-20:** Provide at least five (5) environmental impacts forming the assessment framework. * **16. Air Quality** * **17. Cultural Heritage** * **18. Construction Disturbance** * **19. Ecology/Nature Conservation** * **20. Landscape Effects** * Land use * Traffic Noise and Vibration * Pedestrian, Cyclist, and Community Effects * Vehicle Travelers * Water Quality and Drainage * Geology and soils