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3-R Project |
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Resurface, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction |
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4-R Project |
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Resurface, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Replacement |
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AA |
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Affirmative Action |
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AAA |
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American Automotive Association |
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AAAFTS |
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American Automobile
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AADT |
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Annual Average Daily Traffic |
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AAH |
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Adopt-A-Highway |
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AAMVA |
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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators |
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AAOA |
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Area Agency on Aging |
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AAP |
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Affirmative Action Plan |
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AAR |
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Association of American Railroads |
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AASHTO |
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American Association of State Highway and
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ABA |
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American Bus Association |
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ACC |
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Asphalt Cement Concrete |
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ACI |
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American Concrete Institute |
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ACPA |
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American Concrete Paving Association |
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ACSM |
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American Congress on Surveying and Mapping |
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ADA |
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Americans with Disabilities
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ADE |
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Assistant District Engineer |
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ADT |
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Average Daily Traffic (number of vehicles per day) |
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AFSCME |
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |
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AFV |
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Alternative-fuel Vehicles |
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AG |
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Attorney General |
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AGC |
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Association of General Contractors |
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AI |
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Appraisal Institute |
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AIP |
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Airport Improvement Program |
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AISC |
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American Institute of Steel Construction |
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ALAS |
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Accident Location and Analysis System |
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AMASCOT |
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Automated Mileage and Stateline Crossing Operational Test |
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ANSI |
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American National Standards Institute |
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APAI |
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Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa |
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APNC |
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Appanoose County Community Railroad Inc. |
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APTA |
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American Public Transit Association |
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APWA |
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American Public Works Association |
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ARTBA |
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American Road and Transportation Builders Association |
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ARTS |
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Advanced Rural Transportation Systems |
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ASA |
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American Society of Appraisers |
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ASCE |
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American Society of Civil Engineers |
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ASCII |
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ASFMRA |
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American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers |
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ASOS |
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Automated Surface Observation System |
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ASPRS |
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American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
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AST |
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Above Ground Storage Tank (fuel storage) |
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ASTM |
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American Society for Testing and Materials |
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ATA |
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American Trucking Association |
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ATIS |
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Advanced Travel Information Systems |
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ATMS |
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Advanced Traffic Management Systems |
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ATR |
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Automatic Traffic Recorder |
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ATSSA |
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American Traffic Safety Services Association |
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ATV |
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All-terrain Vehicle |
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AVCS |
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Advanced Vehicle Control Systems |
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AVI |
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Automated Vehicle Identification |
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AVL |
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Automatic Vehicle Locator |
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AWOS |
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Automated Weather Observation Station |
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B |
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B & A |
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Before & After Appraisal |
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BAC |
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Blood Alcohol Concentration |
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B/C |
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Benefit Cost ratio |
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BC/BS |
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
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BEST |
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Building Excellence in Services and Transportation |
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BF |
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Base Fare |
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BJRY |
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Burlington Junction Railway |
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BMP |
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Best Management Practice |
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BMS |
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Bridge Management System |
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BNSF |
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company |
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BPAC |
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee |
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BRTF |
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Blue Ribbon Task Force |
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BTS |
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
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CAAA |
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Clean Air Act Amendment (federal law) |
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CADD |
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Computer-aided Drafting and Design |
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CBEC |
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CBEC Railway Inc. |
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CBGR |
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Great Western Railway Company of Iowa, LLC |
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CC |
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Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad or |
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Cost Center |
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CDL |
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Commercial Driver's License |
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CE |
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Compensation Estimate |
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CE |
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Categorical Exclusion |
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CEBA |
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Community Economic Betterment Account |
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CEDR |
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Cedar River Railroad Company |
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CEPP |
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Community Economic Preparedness Program |
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CEQ |
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Council or Environmental Quality |
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CERCLA |
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Act (1980) “Superfund” |
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CFR |
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Code of Federal Regulations |
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CIC |
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Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company |
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CICS |
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Customer Information Control System |
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CIE |
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Commission Internationale de I'Éclairage
(International Commission on Street/Highway Lighting) |
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CIL |
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Complete
Interchange Lighting |
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CIN |
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Commercial and Industrial Network |
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CJPC |
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Contractors Joint Policy Committee (members: road construction
associations) |
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CL |
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Centerline |
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CMAQ |
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Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality improvement
program |
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CMS |
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Congestion Management System |
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CMV |
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Commercial Motor Vehicle |
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COB |
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Close of Business |
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COE |
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Corps of Engineers |
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COFC |
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Container-on-Flatcar |
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COG |
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Council of Governments |
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COOP-COG |
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Continuity of Operation - Continuity of Government |
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CQI |
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Continuous Quality Improvement |
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CRP |
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Community and Regional Planning |
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CRSI |
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Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute |
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CSS |
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Context-sensitive Solution |
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CSSB |
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Concrete Safety Shaped Barrier |
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C-STEP |
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County-State Traffic Engineering Program
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CTRE |
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Center for Transportation Research and Education |
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CVO |
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Commercial Vehicle Operators/Operation |
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CWA |
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Clean Water Act |
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CWT |
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Constant Warning Time |
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CY |
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Calendar Year |
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DAIR |
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D & I Railroad Company |
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DAS-HRE |
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Department of Administrative Services-Human Resource Enterprise
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dB |
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Decibel |
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DBE |
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
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DCE |
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District Construction Engineer |
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DE |
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District Engineer |
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DED |
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Department of Economic Development |
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DEIS |
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
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DHV |
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Design Hourly Volume |
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DLS |
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Driver's License Station |
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DME |
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Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation |
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DMM |
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District Maintenance Manager |
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DMS |
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Dynamic Message Sign |
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DNR |
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Department of Natural Resources |
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DOE |
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U.S. Department of Energy |
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DOI |
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Department of the Interior |
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DOT |
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Department of Transportation |
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DPS |
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Department of Public Safety |
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DRF |
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Department of Revenue and Finance |
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DSD |
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Decision Sight Distance |
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DSS |
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Decent, Safe and Sanitary |
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DTM |
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Digital Terrain Model |
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DTN |
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Data Transmissions Network |
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DUATS |
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Direct User Access Terminal Systems |
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EA |
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Environmental Assessment |
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EAP |
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Employee Assistance Program |
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EDS |
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Early Deployment Study |
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EEO |
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Equal Employment Opportunity |
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EIS |
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Environmental Impact Statement |
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EJ |
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Environmental Justice |
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EMS |
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Emergency Medical Services |
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EPA |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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ERMS |
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Electronic Records Management System |
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ESA |
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Endangered Species Act |
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FAA |
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Federal Aviation Administration |
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FARS |
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Fatal Accident Reporting System |
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FCC |
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Federal Communication Commission |
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FBO |
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Fixed-base Operator |
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FCC |
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Federal Communications Commission |
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F & E |
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Fixtures & Equipment |
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FEIS |
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Final Environmental-impact Statement |
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FEMA |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FFY |
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Federal Fiscal Year (October 1 to September
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FHWA |
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Federal Highway Administration |
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F-M |
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Farm-to-Market |
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FMCSA |
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (part of U.S. DOT)
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FMCSR |
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations |
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FMLA |
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Family and Medical Leave Act |
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FOIA |
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Freedom of Information Act |
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FONSI |
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Finding of No Significant Impact |
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FR |
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Federal Register |
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FRA |
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Federal Railroad Association (part of U.S. DOT) |
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FTA |
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Federal Transit Administration |
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FTE |
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Full Time Equivalents |
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FWS |
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Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Fiscal Year |
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GA |
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General Assembly (state legislature) |
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GAO |
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General Accountability Office |
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GAWR |
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Gross Axle Weight Rating |
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GDL |
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Graduated Driver's License |
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GIMS |
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Geographic Information Management System |
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GIS |
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Geographic Information System |
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GIS-CC |
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Geographic Information Systems Coordinating Committee |
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GNSS |
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Global Navigation Satellite System |
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GPS |
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Global Positioning System |
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GSA |
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Gap Search and Acceptance zone |
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GSP |
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Gross State Product |
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GVW |
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Gross Vehicle Weight |
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GVWR |
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Gross Vehicle Weight Rating |
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HAP |
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Hazardous Air Pollutant |
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HAR |
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Highway Advisory Radio |
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Haz Mat |
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Hazardous materials |
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HBRRP |
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Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program |
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HDMT |
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Highway Division Management Team |
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HLSEM |
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Homeland Security Emergency Management |
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HMA |
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Hot-mix Asphalt |
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HMIS |
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Hazardous Materials Information System |
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HOV |
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High-occupancy Vehicle |
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HP |
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Horsepower |
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HPMS |
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Highway Performance Monitoring System |
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H.R. |
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House of Representatives |
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HSIP |
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Highway Safety Improvement Program |
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HTF |
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Highway Trust Fund |
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HTML |
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Hypertext Markup Language |
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HUD |
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Department of Housing & Urban Development |
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HUF |
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Highway Users Federal (national lobby group) |
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HVAC |
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Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning |
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HVUT |
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Heavy Vehicle Use Tax |
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