Environmental Site Assessment Guidelines - Ohio Department of ...

Corridor a. For projects containing two or more corridors: an area approximately 600 meters
(2,000 feet) wide within the project study area.
b. For single corridor projects an area approximately 160 meters (500 feet) wide
within the project study area.
Cross-Section A view produced by a vertical plane cutting through the roadway at right angles to
the centerline showing the transverse profile of existing and proposed roadway
elevation.
Cut A term used to describe an excavation or the removal of earth.
DEC District Environmental Coordinator.
EA Environmental Assessment.
Easement A right acquired by one party to use lands belonging to another party for a specified
purpose.
EIS Environmental Impact Statement.
ESA Screening Environmental Site Assessment Screening. Typically the first step of environmental
site assessment activities in determining the presence of hazardous substances
within a project study area. This involves developing a list of suspect properties
that warrant Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.
FHWA Federal Highway Administration of the Department of Transportation. The office
within the Department of Transportation in the U.S. Government which reviews,
recommends, and approves the details concerning Federal participation on the
State highway system.
Fill The use of material to equalize or to raise topography to a certain elevation.
Feasible Alternatives Alternative alignments within a corridor which are studied to select the
preferred alternative.
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