Section 5: Acronyms
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Acronym |
Definition |
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AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADAAG |
Americans with Disabilities Act - Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities |
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AFA |
Advance Funding Agreement |
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AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
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BRG |
Texas Department of Transportation - Bridge Division |
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CAA |
Clean Air Act |
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CCR |
Central Contractor Registration |
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CDA |
Comprehensive Development Agreement |
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CE |
Categorical Exclusion |
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CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
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CIA |
Community Impact Analysis |
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CIV |
Texas Department of Transportation's Civil Rights Division |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality |
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CMMA |
Comprehensive Maintenance Management Agreement |
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CSD |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Contract Services Division |
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CSJ |
Control-section-job |
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CST |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Construction Division |
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CUF |
Commercially Useful Function |
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DBE |
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise |
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DES |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Design Division |
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DOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
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DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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DSR |
Design Summary Report |
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DUNS |
Data Universal Numbering System |
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EA |
Environmental Assessment |
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EDC |
Economically Disadvantaged County |
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EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
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EJ |
Environmental Justice |
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ENV |
Texas Department of Transportation - Environmental Affairs Division |
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EPIC |
Environmental Permits, Issues and Commitments |
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ESBD |
Electronic State Business Daily |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FC |
Functional Classification |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Administration |
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FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
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FIN |
Texas Department of Transportation - Finance Division |
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FM |
Farm to Market (road) |
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FPAA |
Federal Project Authorization and Agreement |
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FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
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FUP |
Federal Utility Procedure |
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GSA |
General Services Administration |
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HBRRP |
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (federal) |
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HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
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HOT |
High Occupancy Toll |
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HRRR |
High Risk Rural Road Program |
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HSIP |
Highway Safety Improvement Program |
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HUB |
Historically Underutilized Business |
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IAJ |
Interstate Access Justification Report |
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ITS |
Intelligent Transportation System (Traffic Operations) |
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LD |
Liquidated Damages |
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LG |
Local Government |
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LGP |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Local Government Projects Section |
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LGPM |
Local Government Project Management Guide |
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LGPP |
Local Government Projects Policy Manual |
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LOA |
Letter of Authority (state) |
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LOS |
Level of Service |
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LOSA |
Local On System Agreement |
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LRFD |
Load and Resistance Factor Design |
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LUP |
Local Utility Procedure |
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MNT |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Maintenance Division |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
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MTP |
Metropolitan Transportation Plan |
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MUTCD |
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (national) |
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NAGPRA |
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act |
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NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
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NHS |
National Highway System |
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NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
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NTP |
Notice to Proceed |
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OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
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OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (federal) |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal) |
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PE |
Professional Engineer |
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PEPS |
Texas Department of Transportation - Professional Engineering Procurement Services Division |
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PS&E |
Plans Specifications and Estimates |
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QAP |
Quality Assurance Program |
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RAS |
Registered Accessibility Specialist |
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RFP |
Request for Proposals (design-build) |
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RFQ |
Request for Qualifications (design-bid-build and design-build) |
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RMA |
Regional Mobility Authority |
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ROW |
Right of Way and Texas Department of Transportation’s - Right of Way Division |
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RPIC |
Responsible Person in Charge |
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RPO |
Rural Planning Organization |
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RTA |
Regional Tollway Authority |
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RTP |
Regional Transportation Plan |
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RXR |
Railroad Crossing pavement markings |
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SBE |
Small Business Enterprise |
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SHS |
State Highway System |
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SLOA |
State Letter of Authority |
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SOC |
Statement of Costs |
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SRTS/SRS |
Safe Routes to School |
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STIP |
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program |
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STP |
Surface Transportation Program |
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SUP |
State Utility Procedure |
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SW3P |
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan |
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TAC |
Texas Administrative Code |
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TAS |
Texas Accessibility Standards |
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TCEQ |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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TCP |
Traffic Control Plan |
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TDLR |
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation |
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THC |
Texas Historical Commission |
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TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
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TMUTCD |
Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices |
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TPD |
Texas Department of Transportation's Transportation Programs Division |
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TPDES |
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
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TPP |
Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Planning and Programming Division |
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TPWD |
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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TRF |
Texas Department of Transportation’s - Traffic Operations Division |
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TUCP |
Texas Unified Certification Program (relates to DBE) |
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TxDOT |
Texas Department of Transportation |
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UGMS |
Uniform Grant Management Standards |
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USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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USDOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
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USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
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USIBWC |
U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission |
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UTP |
Texas Department of Transportation - Unified Transportation Plan |
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VE |
Value Engineering |