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Transportation-Related and Other Acronyms in Common Usage
Bold = Deemed to be particularly common in Caltrans Local Assistance

Last edited 01/03/10
Acronyms have become an increasingly prevalent part of western culture. They are used in almost all
occupations as a form of communications shorthand. This list is an attempt to identify and explain those
acronyms in common usage among transportation professionals in California.
The list was compiled by a former Caltrans employee over a number of years and is not an official
Caltrans document. It is offered as an informational tool. Its presence on this website does not
constitute advocacy or requirement of usage. If you have comments, questions or additions, please
contact the Division of Local Assistance Training Coordinator. We will make corrections as
appropriate.
AB 872 1999: Authorizes local agencies to spend Fed &

Numerical State matching funds in current STIP for eligible
work prior to allocation by CTC.
3C Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive AB1012 1999: Main intent to reduce large cash balance in
planning State Highway Account by accelerating project
3E Education, Enforcement & Encouragement delivery. Contains use it or lose it language
(SR2S) whereby funds not obligated within three years of
3R Resurfacing, Restoration & Rehabilitation work allocation lapse and are distributed to other
4R All of the above, plus Reconstruction projects.
404 ACOE permit for waterway dredging or filling AB1475 SR2S established in CA
A AB2928 2000: Traffic Congestion Relief Act, $5 billion.

Also establishes exchange of Fed RSTP & CMAQ
funds for State transportation funds.
gAA Affirmative Action
AB3929 Transportation Enhancement Relief Act
AAEE American Academy of Environmental Engineers
ABA Appropriated Budget Authority
AA/EO Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
AAMAS Asphalt Aggregate Mixture Analysis System
ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering
AAP Arterial Analysis Package
and Technology
AAR Agency Action Request
ABM Air Blown Mortar
AARP American Association of Retired Persons
ABME Area Bridge Maintenance Engineer
AASHTO American Assoc. of State Highway Officials
ABS Acroconitril-Butadiene-Styrene,
AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic (two way)
Antilock Braking System
AADTT Average Annual Daily Truck Traffic
AC Advance Construction
AB Aggregate Base
A&C Abatement and Control
AB69 Created RTPAs
ACB Asphalt Concrete Base
AB140 1988, Deddeh Act, revised the STIP process
ACE Alamont Commuter Express;
AB402 1977, Alquist/Ingalls Act, California
Rail Program – Stockton to San Jose
Transportation Reform Act,
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
set up the STIP process & CTC
ACI American Concrete Institute
A compiled list of acronyms encountered, mostly, in relation to work at Caltrans. If you have comments, corrections, or
additions, forward to dla-training@dot.ca.gov
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ACOE Army Corps of Engineers ALOADS Automated Location and Design System
ACP Asphalt Concrete Pavement, AL Acceptable Level,
Asbestos Cement Pipe regulatory Action Level (water qual.)
ACPA American Concrete Pavement Assoc. ALP Annual Leave Program
ACPPA American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association AM Amplitude Modulation, Anti Meridian
ACR Allocation Change Request AMBAG Association of Monterey County Bay Area Govts
ACSP Automated Capital Spending Plan AMBER alert America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response
ACTA Alameda County Transportation Authority AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed AMIS Automated Management Information System
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act, AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone System (ITS)
Advance Deposit Application ANPRM Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making
(for local program reimbursements.) ANSI American National Standards Institute
ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
Accessibility Guidelines AO Agency Object (3-digit code used in TRS,
ADIS Advanced Driver Information System also in WBS)
ADM Arrow Diagramming Method AOA Activity-on-Arrow
ADMS Archived Data Management Subsystem (ITS) AON Activity-on-Node
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution APA Asphalt Pavement Alliance
AdSC Administrative Service Center APE Area of Potential Effect
ADT Average Daily Traffic APCD Air Pollution Control District
ADUS Archived Data User Service (ITS) APDE Advance Project Development Element
AE Area Engineer APEC Automated Procedures for Engin. Consultants
A&E Architectural & Engineering APEI Area of Potential Environmental Impact
AED Associated Equipment Distributors APHA American Public Health Association
AEM Acoustic Emission Monitoring APM Area Project Managers,
AEP Association of Environmental Professionals Assistant Project Manager
AFD Architecture Flow Diagram APN Assessor’s Parcel Number
AFO Animal Feeding Operation ARRA Asphalt Recycling and Reclamation Assoc.
AFT American Farmland Trust APS Advance Planning Study;
AGC Association of General Contractors Accessible Pedestrian Signals
AGT Automated Guideway Transit APSEA Asian-Pacific State Employees Association
AHAR Automatic Highway Advisory Radio APT Accelerated Pavement Testing
AHS Automated Highway System, APTA American Public Transit Association
Average Highway Speed APTS Advanced Public Transportation System (ITS)
AI Artificial Intelligence; active ingredient APU auxiliary power units
Asphalt Institute APWA American Public Works Association
AIA American Institute of Architects AQCP Air Quality Control Program
AIAC American Indian Advisory Council AQCR Air-Quality Control Region
AI/E Architectural Inventory/Evaluation form AQI Air Quality Index
AID Architecture Interconnect Diagram (ITS) AQMA Air-Quality Maintenance Area
AIHA American Industrial Health Association AQMD Air Quality Management District
AIMS Agency Information Management Strategy (TMS) AQMP Air Quality Management Plan
AIP American Institute of Planners ARA Automatic Road Analyzer
AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System ARB Air Resources Board
ALGOL Algebraic Oriented Language AR’s Attainment Regulations
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AREA American Railway Engineering Association AWS Alternate Work Schedule

ARHM Asphalt-Rubber Hot Mix American Welding Society
ARHM-GG Asphalt-Rubber Hot Mix - Gap Graded AWT Average Weekday Traffic
ARM Air Resources Management AWWA American Water Works Association
ARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Assoc.
ARTS Advanced Rural Transportation Systems B
AS Aggregate Subbase
ASAP As-Soon-As-Possible BAC Blood Alcohol Concentration,
ASC Admin. Services Center Budget at Completion
Accounting Services Center BACM Best Available Control Measures
Agricultural Services Center BACT Best Available Control Technology
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers BADT Best Available Demonstrated Technology
ASCII American Standard Code of Info. Interchange BAGR Bridge Approach Guard Rail
ASF Automotive Safety Foundation BALI Basic Arterial Local Intersection
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and BAMS Bid Analysis and Management System
Air-Conditioning Engineers BARM Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual
ASI Acceleration Severity Index BART Bay Area Rapid Transit
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers BAS Bridge Approach Slab
ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing BASS Black Advocates in State Service
ASPEN Automated Telephone Answering System BASIC Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BAT Best Available Technology,
ASR Archaeological Survey Report;
(Evaluation of prehistoric archaeological Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (DOL)
resources in the project study area) BB Beginning of Bridge
Alkali-silica reactivity BBS Bulletin Board System,
ASRP Aluminum Spiral Rib Pipe Battery Backup System
AST Acceptance Samples and Tests BC Beginning of Curve
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials BCA Benefit Cost Analysis
ATA American Trucking Association BCO Thin-Bonded Concrete Overlay
ATIS Advanced Traveler Information Systems BCP Budget Change Proposal: Official request to
ATMS Advanced Traffic Management Systems D/Finance & Legislature to revise level or sources
ATPB Asphalt Treated Permeable Base of funding.
ATSAC Automated Traffic Surveillance & Control System BCR Begin Curb Return
ATSD Advanced Transportation System Development BCT Breakaway Cable Terminal
ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
ATV All Terrain Vehicle BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
AU Animal Unit BEA 1990 Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
AVCO Automatic Vehicle Control Systems BEAR Broad Emergency Assistance Radio (System)
AVCS Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (ITS) BEES Basic Engineering Estimating System
AVI Automated Vehicle Identification BEP Business Enterprise Program
AVL Authorized Vehicle Lane; BER Bridge Evaluation Report
Automated Vehicle Location (ITS) BFRs Brominated Flame Retardants: widely used in
AVO Automated Vehicle Operation (ITS) plastics, foams, textiles, many electrical
AVR Average Vehicle Ridership appliances, and building materials such as house
AWRA American Water Resources Association walls, roofs and parking decks. Increasing
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amounts of BFR residues have been detected in (1977 & 1970)

humans and the environment. CA Contract Authority, Certification Acceptance
BHT Business, Housing, and Transportation Agency CAATS Calif. Alliance for Advanced Transportation
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs; Systems
Building Industry Association CAC California Administrative Code,
BIOS Basic Input/Operating System Citizens Advisory Committee
BIR Bridge Inspection Report CAD Computer-Aided Drafting
BIT Binary Digit CADD Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
BLA Bicycle Lane Account program (State) CAER Community Awareness and Emergency Response
BLM Bureau of Land Management CAFO Concentrated Animal Feedlot;
BMP Best Management Practice Consent Agreement/Final Order
BMS Bridge Management System, process for CAG Citizens Advisory Group
achieving cost effective maintenance CAH Controlled Access Highways
BNF Backus- Naur Form (ITS) CALACT Calif. Association for Coordinated Transportation
BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe CASASFMRA California Association of Farm Managers and
BO Budget Obligations, Biological Opinion Rural Assessors
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand, CALNET Calif. Integrated Telecom. System (8-….)
Biological Oxygen Demand Cal/OSHA Calif. Office of Safety and Health Administration
BOD5 biochemical oxygen demand (as measured in the CAM Caltrans Administrative Manual,
standard 5-day test) Cooperative Agreement Manual
BSO Building, Structures and Obstruction report CAMP Continuous Air Monitoring Program
(HPSR) CANDE Culvert Analysis and Design
BP Before Present, Boiling Point CAO Corrective Action Order
BPM Beginning Post Mile. CAP Corrugated Aluminum Pipe,
= zero at south or west County line Certification Acceptance Plan
BPR Business Process Review Corrective Action Plan.
(1997 study of project management in Caltrans) Control Account Plan
BPR Bureau of Public Roads Cost Allocation Procedure.
BRT Bus Rapid Transit (ITS) Criteria Air Pollutant
BSR Beginning of Slope Rounding CAPA Corrugated Aluminum Pipe Arch
BSW Back of Sidewalk CAPM Capital Preventive Maintenance
BTA Bicycle Transportation Account CAQP Congestion and Air Quality Program
BT&H Business, Transportation and Housing Agency CAR Caltrans Action Request,
BTOS Basic Traffic Operations System Cooperative Agreement Report
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics CARB California Air Resources Board
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen CARS Caltrans Auxiliary Radio System
BVC Begin Vertical Curve CAS Construction area signs
BW Barbed Wire CASAC Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
BWF Barbed Wire Fence CASE Computer Aided Software Engineering;
Computer Aided Systems Engineering (ITS)
C CASP California Aviation System Plan;
Corrugated Aluminized Steel Pipe
CAA Federal Clean Air Act (1970),
CAT EX Categorical Exemption (State);
Cable Anchor Assembly
Categorical Exclusion (Federal)
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990, CATIA Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act
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CaTNAP California Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol Caltrans Employment Advisory Committee
(http://env.dot.ca.gov/env/noise/index.htm) CEBC Conference
CATV Cable Television CEC California Energy Commission;
CB Catch Basin, Citizens Band Caltrans Encroachment Committee
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis CELSOC Consulting Engs. and Land Surveyors of Calif.
CBC California Bicycle Coalition, CEMs Continuous Emissions Monitors
California Building Code CEP Cumulative Exposure Project
CBD Central Business District CEQ Council of Environmental Quality
CBMC Causes Beyond My Control (my coinage) (Federal Agency)
CBO Congressional Budget Office CEQA California Environmental Quality Act (1970)
CBR California Bearing Ratio CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental.Response,
CBTP Community Based Transportation Planning grants Compensation/Liab. Act
CC Construction Complete CERES Calif. Envir. Resources Evaluation System
CCA California Coastal Act of 1976 CERF Civil Engineering Research Foundation
CCAA Calif. Clean Air Act CERL Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
CCAPA California Chapter of the American Planning CESA Calif. Endangered Species Act
Association CEU Continuing Education Unit
CCB Change Control Board CFC Cost of Facilities Capital, Chlorofluorocarbons
CCC California Coastal Commission; CFDA Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
California Conservation Corps http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/index.htm#newsearch
CCI Construction Cost Index CFM Chlorofluoromethanes
CCIC Central California Information Center CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CCMP Comprehensive Conservation and Manage. Plan CFRA The California Family Rights Act of 1992 is a
CCO Contract Change Order State law administered and enforced by the
CCR California Code of Regulations California Department of Fair Employment and
CCROC California Civil Rights Officers Council Housing. CFRA was revised to conform to the
CCS California Coordinate System; Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
Construction Control Survey CFRP Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced-Plastic
CCSFCC City-County-State-Federal Cooperation Council CFS Cubic feet per second
CCTV Closed Circuit TV CFU Colony Forming Unit (water qual)
CD Contract delegation (purchase order) C&G Curb and Gutter
CDC Centers for Disease Control CGP Construction General Permit (NPDES)
CDF California Department of Forestry CH 4 Methane
CDBG Community Development Block Grant CHIN California Highway Information Network
CDFG Calif. Dept of Fish & Game CHP Calif. Highway Patrol
CDH California Division of Highways CHIN California Highway Information Network:
CDL California Drivers License 1-800-427-7623, 999
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access (ITS) or www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo, #999
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data (ITS) CHRIS Calif. Historical Resources Information System
CD(PO) Contract Delegation (Purchase Order) CIA Community Impact Assessment; Evaluates the
CE Categorical Exclusion (NEPA); impacts that a project may have on community,
Categorical Exemption, (CEQA) incl, neighborhoods and farmland.
Construction Engineering CIC Critical Intersection Control
CEA Career Executive Assignment (Appointment) CIDH Cast-in-Drilled-Hole
CEAC County Engineers Association of California; CIMAC Caltrans Improves Mobility Across California
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CIP Capital Improvement Program – 7-year program COL Collector (Urban)

to maintain or improve traffic LOS & transit Congestion Reduced speeds less than 35 MPH
performance and to mitigate impacts identified by for longer than 15 min.
the CMP; COP Capital Outlay Projects
Cast-in-Place; cast iron pipe CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture (ITS)
CIPCP cast-in-place concrete pipe COS Capital Outlay Support
CIR Council on Intergovernmental Relations COTR Contracting Officer Technical Representative (ITS)
Cold In Place (recycling of asphalt) COZEEP COnstruction Zone Enhanced Enforcement
CIT California Institute of Technology Program or Patrol
CITAB Calif. Information Technology Advisory Board CP Capital Projects
CIU Controller Interface Unit CPC Consolidated Planning Committee (STANCOG)
CIWMB California Integrated Waste Management Board CPF Combined Pay Factor
C&L Certification and Licensing CPFF Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee
CLAS California Leave Accounting System CPH California Permit Handbook
CLP Continuous Learning Program CPI Cost Performance Index
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan CPIF Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee
CMA Congestion Management Agencies CPM Critical Path Method
CMAQ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality CPMC Capital Projects Management Council
CMB Concrete Median Barrier CPR Cardio-Pulminary Resusitation
CMC Construction Metrication Council CPRC California Public Resources Code
CMP Congestion Management Program, Plan; CPSD Capital Project Skill Development
Corridor Management Plan (Scenic Highways); CPU Central Processing Unit
Corrugated Metal Pipe CPUC Calif. Public Utilities Commission
CMS Congestion Management System, CRAC Cold Recycled AC
Changeable Message Signs CRAP Construction Records and Procedures
CMSA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area CRB Contract Review Board
CMV commercial motor vehicles CRCP Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement
CNDDB California Natural Diversity Data Base CRDA Cooperative Research and Development
CNG Compressed Natural Gas Agreement
CNLM Center for Natural Lands Management. CRHP California Register of Historic Places
CNPS California Native Plant Society (data base) CRIP Cost Reduction Incentive Proposal
CO Carbon Monoxide CRLF California Red Legged Frog
COB Close of Business CRP Conservation Reserve Program;
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language Combined Road Plans
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
COCO Contractor-Owned/ Contractor-Operated CRT Cathode Ray Tube
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CRV California Redemption Value
CODP Career Opportunity Development Program CSAC California State Association of Counties;
COE Category of Expenditure (budgetary grouping) California Supervisors Association of California
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CSD Context Sensitive Design
COFPAES Council on the Federal Procurement of CSEA California State Employees Association
Architectural and Engineering Services CSHC Calif. Streets & Highways Code
COG Council of Governments (local, see LTA) CSI Common Sense Initiative;
COH Coefficient Of Haze Compliance Sampling Inspection
COGO coordinate geometry CSIP Corridor Safety Improvement Program
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CSO Combined Sewer Overflow CYA Cover Your Assets (not CT);
CSP Corrugated Steel Pipe; California Youth Authority
Communication Service Provider (ITS) CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
CSPA Corrugated Steel Pipe Arch CZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments
CSRC California Special Reference Center
(global positioning technologies) D
CSS Context Sensitive Solutions (involving all
stakeholders in the development of a project to ensure DAB Digital Audio Broadcast (ITS)
that a project fits its physical setting and preserves DAC Disability Advisory Council
scenic, aesthetic, historic and environmental resources DAF Damage Assessment Form
while maintaining safety and mobility. DAMP Drainage Analysis & Modeling Program
CSTI California Specialized Training Institute DAR Defense Access Roads
CSUS California State University, Stanislaus; Sac. DARTS Dynamic Arterial Responsive Traffic Signal System
CSWC Construction Storm Water Coordinator DAT Diagnostic Acceptance Testing
CT Caltrans Census Tract DAT.COM Director’s Advisory Team for Communication
CTAA Community Transportation Assoc. of America DBA Doing Business As, Decibels, "A" Scale
CTAP Cooperative Training Assistance Program (Fed) DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
CTB Cement Treated Base DBELO Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer
CTC California Transportation Commission; DBMS Data Base Management System
Nine appointed members D/C Demand Capacity ratio
CTE Center For Transportation And The Environment DCIU Discrimination Complaint Investigation Unit
CTO Compensatory Time Off DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
CTP California Transportation Plan DCS Data Collection System
CTIFS Calif. Transportation Infrastructure Funding System DCU Discrimination Complaint Unit
CTIPS California Transportation Improvement Plan DD District Director; Data Dictionary (ITS)
System. A computer database used by CT & DDC District Division Chief
MPOs to input & track Fed. Funded transportation DDD Deputy District Director
projects. See LPAMS DDE Data Dictionary Element (ITS)
CTIS California Transportation Investment Strategy DDT DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane
CTPB Cement Treated Permeable Base DEB District Environmental Branch
CTR California Toxics Rule DED Draft Environmental Document
C-TRIS Calif. Transportation Research Info. System (UCB) DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report (CEQA)
CTS Commuter Transportation Services DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement
CTSA Coordinated Service Transportation Agency (NEPA)
CUF Commercially Useful Function (DBE) DEN Data Exchange Network (ITS)
CV Cost Variance DES Division of Engineering Services
CVAS Commercial Vehicle Administration Subsystem (ITS) Diethylstilbesterol
CVCS Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem (ITS) DF Douglas Fir
CVHAS Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems DFD Data Flow Diagram (ITS)
CVISN Commercial Vehicle Info. Systems and Networks (ITS) DfE Design for the Environment
CVO Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS) DFEH Department of Fair Employment and Housing
CVS Commercial Vehicle Subsystem (ITS) (California)
CWA Clean Water Act DFG Dept of Fish and Game (Cal)
CWD Corridor Wide Display System (ITS) DGAC Dense Graded Asphalt Concrete
CWNS Clean Water Needs Survey DGAC(R) Dense Graded Asphalt Concrete (Rubberized)
CY Calendar Year
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DGPS Differential Global Positioning System (ITS) DSB Donor State Bonus funds
DGS Department of General Services DSC Division of Structure Construction
DHS Department of Health Services DSI Detailed Site Investigation
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services (Feds) DSMP District System Management Plan
DHV Two way Design Hourly Volume DSRC Dedicated Short Range Communications (ITS)
DI Drainage Inlet DST Daylight Savings Time
DIB Design Information Bulletin DSWC District Storm Water Coordinator
DIB 82 Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects DTA Dynamic Traffic Assignment (ITS)
DIP Diamond Interchange Program DTAC Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee
DLAE District Local Assistance Engineer DTBB double thrie beam barrier
DLR Detection Limit for Reporting (water qual.) DTIM Direct Travel Impact Model
DMBB Double metal beam barrier DTM Digital Terrain Modeling
DME District Materials Engineer DTR Director’s Tracking Report
DMR Discharge Monitoring Report (tracks consultant services contracts)
DMS Dynamic Message Sign (ITS) DVAC District Value Analysis Coordinator
DMT Division of Mass Transportation DVBE Disadvantaged Veteran Business Enterprise
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles DWEL Drinking Water Equivalent Level
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DWNS Drinking Water Needs Survey
DND Draft Negative Declaration DWR Dept. of Water Resources
DOA Division of Aeronautics; Division of Accounting DWS Drinking Water Standard
DOC Department of Commerce (Feds)
DOD Department Of Defense E
DOE Department Of Energy; District Office Engineer
DOF Department of Finance EA Expenditure Authorization;
DOJ Department of Justice (Feds) Endangerment Assessment;
DOL Department of Labor (Feds) Enforcement Agreement;
DLA Division of Local Assistance (formerly OLP) Environmental Action;
DOL FOH Dept. of Labor Field Operations Handbook (Feds) Environmental Assessment;
DOS Division of Structures; Disk Operating System Environmental Audit
DOT Dept. of Transportation EAC Estimate at Completion
DOTP Division of Transportation Planning EAP Employee Assistance Program;
DPA Dept. of Personnel Administration Environmental Action Plan
DPI Dots per Inch EAR Employee Action Report
DPR Department of Parks and Recreation (The Office EBL Eligible Bridge List
of Historic Preservation which administers EC Environmental Coordinator,
Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act is End Horizontal Curve, End Curve
part of State Parks and Recreation. Hence, the ECPA Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ITS)
DPR forms for Section 106.) ECR Engineering Cost Reporting system,
DRB Dispute Review Board End of Curb Return
DRI Division of Research & Innovation ED Environmental Document
DRIM Draft Relocation Impact Memo EDA Employee Development Appraisal
DRIS Draft Relocation Impact Study/Statement Environmental Document Approved
DROA departmental restriction of appointments EDAPTS Efficient Development of Advanced Public
DSA Division of the State Architect, Transportation Systems
Disturbed Soil Area EDI Electronic Data Interchange (ITS)
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EDM Electronic Distance Measuring Environmentally Sensitive Area

EDP Electronic Data Processing; ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Load, 80 kN
Early Deployment Plan (ITS) ESC Engineering Services Center
EDW effluent-dominated water ESMR Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ITS)
EEG electroencephalogram ESP Enhanced Services Program
EEM Environmental Enhancement & Mitigation ESR End of Slope Rounding
program (State) ESU Evolutionary Significant Unit
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity (fall, winter & spring runs of salmon)
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ET Earliest Time of Completion
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone, ETC Estimate to Complete,
200 miles beyond coast, Magnusen-Stevens Act Electronic Toll Collection (ITS)
EF Early Finish ETBE Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
EFH Essential Fish Habitat ETS Emergency Telephone Services (ITS)
EFT Electronic Fund Transfer ETTM Electronic Toll Collection and Traffic Management
EIR Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) ETW Edge of Traveled Way

EIS Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) EV Earned Value
EIT Engineer-in-Training EVC End Vertical Curve
EJ Environmental Justice EWRI Environmental & Water Resources Institute (of ASCE)
EKG electrocardiogram EXPEAR Expert System Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
ELI Element Level Inspection (bridges) E-76 Authorization to Proceed Summary Form
EMC Event Mean Concentration (Storm Runoff);
Emergency Management Center (ITS) F
EMMS Emissions Management Subsystem (ITS)
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
EMS Extinguishable Message Signs
FACTS Flexible Advanced Computer Traffic Signal System
Equipment Management Systems
FADS Federal Aid Data System: System which
EO Equal Opportunity, Executive Order
DLAEs & HQ enter project information and
EOC Emergency Operations Center
which links CT to FHWA’s FMIS system. Does
EOG Education And Outreach Group
not link to LP2000.
EOS Equivalent Opening Size (Geotextile-Fabric);
FAE Federal-Aid Eligibility Code: This single-digit
Edge of Shoulder
code is a prefix used with the three-digit Agency
E&P Environmental & Permit
Object Code to form the Caltrans four-digit
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Object (FAE 6, 7, or 8) and Activity (FAE 1 or 2)
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community
Codes. The FAE denotes whether or not the
Right-to-Know Act
Object/Activity Code is eligible for federal
EPI Economic Policy Institute
reimbursement. FAE 1 or 6 denotes eligibility for
EPL Excluded Partial List (DBE)
federal reimbursement, FAE 2 or 7 denotes non-
EPM Ending Post Mile
eligibility for reimbursement, and FAE 8 denotes
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
undetermined eligibility.
ER Emergency Relief (Fed)
FAHP Federal Aid Highway Program
ERC Emergency Resource Center
FAI Federal Aid Interstate
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security
FAP Federal Aid Primary
ERNS Emergency Response Notification System
FAPG Federal Aid Policy Guide
ERPP Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan (CALFED)
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
ES Early Start
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations
ESA Endangered Species Act;
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FARA Federal Acquisition Reform Act FLHP Federal Lands Highway Program
FARES First American Real Estate Solutions Floodplain Risk and Location Hydraulic Study:
FARS Fatal Accident Reporting System (ITS) Analyzes the potential for impacts that a project
FAS Federal Aid Secondary Funding may have on increasing risk of flooding.
FAU Federal Aide Urban funding FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
F&C Frame & Cover FM Function Manager
F&G Frame & Grate FMC Freeway Management Center (ITS)
FCAA Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 FMCS Fleet Management and Control Systems
FCWA Federal Clean Water Act FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FCR Flexible Congestion Relief program FMIS Federal Management Information System
(State, discontinued) FMLA Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
FDR Full Depth Reclamation (of pavament) FMMP Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
FE Fund Estimate; Fugitive Emissions FMP Fishery Management Plan; File Maker Pro
FEBBS Federal Electronic Bulletin Board System FMS Fleet Management Subsystem (ITS)
FED Final Environmental Document FMU Forest Management Unit
(EIS, ND or FONSI) FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
FEHA Fair Employment and Housing Act (Calif.) FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
FEIN Federal Employer Identification Number (“Fannie Mae”)
FEIR Final Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) FNM-76 Form to FMIS, auth. to proceed
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) FO Functionally Obsolete (bridge)
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FOE Finding of Effect; Friends Of the Earth
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FOI Freedom of Information
FES Flared end section FOIA Freedom Of Information Act
FESA Federal Endangered Species Act FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact (NEPA)
FF Free Float / Finish to Finish FOT Field Operational Test (ITS)
FFA Future Farmers of America FPA Fair Practices Act (subletting and subcontracting)
FFGA Full Funding Grant Agreements FPIF Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee
FFP Firm Fixed Price FPN Federal Project Number (FADS)
FFS Fee For Service health plan FPPA Farmland Protection Policy Act (US – 1984)
FFY Federal Fiscal Year (October 1 thru September 30) FPPP Facility Pollution Prevention Plans
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation FPR Final Program Review
(Freddie Mac) FR Federal Register
FHPM Federal Aid Highway Program Manual FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FHWA Federal Highway Administration; FRIS Final Relocation Assistance Statement
administers Federal highway funds FRM Federal Reference Method, Final Rule Making
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act FRO Federal Resources Office
FIF Final Inspection Form FRP fiber reinforced polymer, used in concrete
FIP Federal Implementation Plan F-SHRP Future Strategic Highway Research Program
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (ITS) FSOR Final Statement of Reasons
FIR Federal Indian Reservation FS Finish-to-Start
FIRM Federal Insurance Rate Maps (Flood Plains) FSA Flexible Spending Account health plan
F/L Finance Letter FSHCC Fast Setting Hydraulic Cement Concrete
FLEP Forest Land Enhancement Program FSP Freeway Service Patrol
(U.S. Forest Service) FSR Feasibility Study Report;
FLHD Federal Land Highway Division Financial Study Report
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FSTIP Federal Statewide Transportation GIS Geographic Information Systems

Improvement Program. Prepared by CT per GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
ISTEA, includes all highway and transit projects (“Ginnie Mae”)
funded under Title 23 and Federal Transit Act. It GOGO Government-Owned/ Government-Operated
is the global funding document incorp. GPS Global Positioning System
Programming for MPO TIPs, State STIP, SHOPP GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe
and local rural Federal aid work. GR Guard Rail
FTA Federal Transit Administration; administers GRH Guaranteed Ride Home
Federal transit funds, alloc. dir to local agencies. GSA General Services Admin.
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 GUI Graphical User Interface
FTB Franchise Tax Board GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
FTE Focused Training Evaluation GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Full-time Employee
FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement H
Program;
3-year list of transportation projects proposed HA Health Advisory
within the planning area of an MPO. Short range H&T Hub and Tack
version of RTP. HABR Historic American Building Record
Projects are drawn from the STIP and SHOPP. HABS Historic American Buildings Survey
FTP File Transfer Protocol, Federal Test Procedures HAER Historic American Engineering Record
FU Functional Unit HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant
FVMSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards HAPPS Hazardous Air Pollution Prioritization System
FWD Falling Weight Deflectometer HAR Highway Advisory Radio
FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act HASR Historic Architecture Survey Report;
FWS Fish & Wildlife Service (US) Evaluation of historic structures in the project
FY Fiscal Year study area

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
G HAZOPS Hazardous Operations
HB&M Humbolt Base and Meridian
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HBO Health Benefits Office
GAO General Accounting Office HBRR Highway Bridge Rehab. & Replacement
GAR Governor's Action Request (Fed program)
GARVEE Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds HCM Highway Capacity Manual
GASB 34 Governmental Accounting Standards Board (Transportation Research Bd. )
statement 34 (calls for state and local transportation HCP Habitat Conservation Plan
agencies to include the costs of infrastructure assets in HCS Hazard Communication Standard
their financial statements) HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services HDM Caltrans Highway Design Manual
GDP Gross Domestic Product HDPE High Density Polyethylene
GE Gravel equivalent HEDTL Harmer E Davis Transportation Library
GEP Good Engineering Practice HEEP Health and Environmental Effects Profile
GERT Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique HEPA Highly Efficient Particulate Air (Filter)
Gf Gravel Factor HERS-ST Highway Economic Requirements System-State
GFE Good Faith Effort Version software (for planning and scheduling highway
GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association work and determining future highway system needs.)
GHSR Governor's Highway Safety Representative HES Hazard Elimination Safety program (Fed)
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HFC Hydrofluorocarbon Hydrology and Water Quality Study: Analyzes

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services the increase in storm water runoff likely to occur
HI Height of Instrument (surveying) and the potential impacts on water quality a
HIC Highway Interchange Center project may have.
HMA Hot Mix Asphalt HUTA Highway User Tax Account
HMO Health Maintenance Organization HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning system
HMP Hydromodification Management Plan (to control HWMP Hazardous Waste Management Plan
post-development peak stormwater runoff
discharge rates and duration) I
HMS Highway Maintenance System
HMTA Hazardous Materials Transportation Act IAST Independent Assurance Sampling and Testing
HMWM High Molecular Weight Methacrylate IBRC Innovative Bridge Research and Construction
(deck crack mitigation) program (FHWA – TEA-21)
HOV High Occupancy Vehicle IBTC International Border Trade Corridor
(2 and in some cases 3 or more per car.) ICAS Internet Contract Administration System
HP Horse Power ICES Inter-modal Corridors of Economic Significance
HPC High Performance Concrete (also UHPC) I/D Incentive/Disincentive
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System IDL Interface Definition Language (ITS)
HP&R Highway Planning and Research IDP Individual Development Plan
HPS High Performance Steel IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
HPSR Historic Properties Survey Report; IEN Information Exchange Network (ITS)
Summarizes findings of HRER, ASR and HASR IFB Invitation for Bid
HR Human Resource IGR Inter Governmental Review
HRAC Hot Recycled AC IHSDM Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
HRER Historic Resource Evaluation Report; (software)
Evaluation of historic significance of certain man I/I Infiltration and Inflow
made features (canals) in the project study area IIP Inter-regional Improvement Program
ILD Inductive Loop Detector
HRI Highway Rail Intersection IMMS Integrated Maintenance Management System
HRIS Highway Research Information Service, IMPC Integrated Plant Management and Control
Human Resources Information System IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Environments
HSDB Hazardous Substance Data Base IMS Intermodal Facilities and Systems Management System
HSIS Highway Safety Information System ILV/hr Intersecting Lane Vehicles per hour
HSNS Highway System of National Significance IP Internet Protocol, Implementation Package
HSP Highway Safety Plan IPA Information Practices Act; places specific
HSPF Heating Season Performance Factor requirements on State agencies in the collection,
HSOPP Highway Systems Operations & Protection Plan use, maintenance, and dissemination of
HSR High Speed Rail, Historic Survey Report information relating to individuals.
HSRI Highway Safety Research Institute IPG Interagency Planning Group
HTF Highway Trust Fund IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
HTIMS Highway Technology Information Management System

IRP Interregional Partnership (STANCOG)
HTML Hypertext Markup Language IRR Intercity Rail; Indian Reservation Roads
HTTP Hypertext Transport Protocol IRRS Interregional Route System
HUD Housing & Urban Development; Interregional Road System Plan
Head Up Display (ITS) IRS Internal Revenue Service
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IRVM Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management JUA ?

IRWA International Right of Way Association
IS Information Services, Initial Study K
ISA Initial Site Assessment;
Evaluates potential for encountering hazardous KBES Knowledge Based Expert System
materials in the project study area. (Symbolic reasoning & Heuristics)
ISC Indirect Source Control KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid (not CT)
ISEA International Safety Equipment Assoc. KSA Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
ISO International Standards Organization

http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
L
ISP Information Service Provider
LA Local Agency
ISSC Information Systems Service Center
LAAPS Local Agency Automated Pay System
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
LACMTA Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
IT Information Technology
Authority
ITA Intertribal Transportation Association
LACTC Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission
ITS Intelligent Transportation System s
LAMBRA Local Agency Military Base Recovery Area
ITS America Intelligent Transportation Society of America
LAN Local Area Network
http://www.itsa.org/
LAP Local Assistance Program
ITSP Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan
LAPG Local Assistance Program Guidelines
ITI Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
LAPM Local Assistance Procedures Manual
ITII International Technical Information Institute
LARTS Los Angeles Regional Transportation Study
ITIP Interregional Transportation Improvement
LASC Landscape Architecture Standards Committee
Program; Portion of STIP that includes Caltrans
LCA Least Cost Alternate
selected projects (25% of fund)
LCB Lean Concrete Base
ITMS Integrated Traffic Management System; or
LCC Local Coastal Commission,
Intermodal Transportation Management System
League of California Cities, Life Cycle Cost
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems;
LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Institute of Transportation Studies (UC Berkeley)
LCD Liquid Crystal Display (Power Point Projector)
ITSP Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan
LCO Labor Compliance Officer
IUOE International Union of Operating Engineers
Local Capital Outlay projects
IVHS Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems (now ITS)
LCP Local Coastal Plan
IVI Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
LCS Lane Control Sign
IVIS In Vehicle Information System (ITS)
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
J LDPE
LDS
Low Density Polyethylene
Labor Distribution System
JB Junction Box LEAD Local Equivalent Area Drainage method
JCL Job Control Language LED Light Emitting Diode
JCP Jointed Concrete Pavement LEDPA Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative
JP joint pole LEL Lowest Explosive Level
JPA Joint Powers Agreement LEM Location Efficient Mortgage (see TOD)
JPCP Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement LEO Low-Earth Orbit Satellite System
JRCP Jointed Reinforced Concrete LEP Limited English Proficiency
JS junction structure LESS Least Cost Estimating & Scheduling System

LF Late Finish; Linear Foot
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LIBOR London InterBank Offered Rate

LIM Land Inventory and Monitoring system (SCS) M
LIP Local Intersection Program
LJAC Local Jurisdiction Advisory Committee MA Master Agreement; Minimum Allocation funds:
LLP Limited Liability Partnership Minor Arterial
LOC Local MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
LOE Level of Effort MADT Monthly average daily
LOL Layout Line MAGLEV Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology
LOP Letter of Permission Deployment Programs
LOS Level of Service (A=freeflow, F=gridlock) MAIT Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team
LPA Local Programs Accounting MAN Metropolitan Area Network (ITS)

MAP Million Annual Passengers,
LPAMS Local Programs Accounting Management
Multiple Alternative Planning
System: provides appropriation management
MAR Material Adjustment Report
and tracks expenditures for local assistance
MATES Materials and Technology Engineering and Science
projects. Extracts data from CTIPS allowing
MB Metal Beam, Megabytes
LP2000 to process allocations.
LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas MBB Metal Beam Barrier
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
LPP Local Programs Procedures
LPP# Local Programs Procedure # MBGR Median Barrier Guard Rail
LRDC Labor Relations Decision Council MBO Management by Objectives
LRFD Load & Resistant Factor Design MC Medium curing
LRH Last Resort Housing MCAG Merced County Assoc. of Governments
LRMS Location Reference Messaging Standard (ITS) MCD Minor Civil Division
LROP Long Range Operations Plan MCE Maximum Credible Earthquake
LRT Light Rail Transit MCEDC Merced City Economic Development Corp.
LS Lump sum, Late Start, Land Surveyor MCFC Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
LSSRP Local Seismic Safety Retrofit Program MCL Maximum Contaminant Level
LSTP Local Surface Transportation Plan MCLG maximum contaminant level goal (water qual)
LSUM Linear Synchronous Unipolar Motor MCM Minimum Control Measures (water qual)
LT Limited Term MCP Municipal Compliance Plan
L&T Lead and Tack (surveying) MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
LTA Local Transportation Authority MDB&M Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian (surveying)
LTAP Local Technical Assistance Program MDI Model Deployment Initiative (ITS)
LTC Local Transportation Commission MEA Master Environmental Assessment
LTEC Least Total Expected Cost to the public design MEP Minority Engineering Programs,
LTF Local Transportation Fund; receives TDA Maximum Extent Practicable (water qual)
revenues = 0.25% sales tax for transit, bike & MERS Maintenance Employees' Reporting System
pedestrian MESO Maintenance Employee Safety Orientation
LTMA Lightweight Truck Mounted Attenuator META Maintenance Equipment Training Academy
LTPP Long-Term Pavement Performance METS Materials Engineering and Testing Services
LTS Lime Treated sub-Base MG Minimum Guarantee funds
LUICE Land use Inventory Contingency and Edit MID Modesto Irrigation District
LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transformers Minor Project- Less than $750,000, not STIP or SHOPP. In California, minor
capital outlay consists of construction projects or equipment acquired to complete a
LVR Low Volume Road construction project estimated to cost less than $750,000. The California
Transportation Commission allocates a fiscal year level for this category with
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specific project allocation approval delegated to the Department. Minor is further MUTCD Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
segregated into two categories: Minor A - Minor construction projects with an
estimated contract value between $117K - $750K. Minor B - Minor construction MVMA Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association
projects with an estimated value less than $117,000.
MWBE Minority Women-owned Business Enterprise
MIS Management Information Systems,
Major Investment Study N
MITMT Major Incident Traffic Management Team
MJC Major Collector (Rural); Modesto Junior College NA National Architecture (ITS)
MLRA Major Land Resources Area NAA Non-attainment Area
MMANC Municipal Management Association of Northern NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
California NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers,
MMI Man-Machine Interface (ITS) National Association of County Engineers
MMSI Maintenance Management System Improvement NACG National Association of County Governments
MNC Minor Collector (Rural) NAC National Association of Counties
MOA Memorandum of Agreement NAD North American Datum (surveying)
MODEM Modulator/Demodulator NAE no adverse effect,
(Convert binary to analog signal for phone) National Academy of Engineering
MOE Measure of Effectiveness NAER National Architectural and Engineering Record
MOS Metal-Oxide Semiconductor, NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
margin of safety NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection &
MOST Methodology for Optimizing Signal Timing Repatriation Act of 1990
MOU Memorandum of understanding NAHC Native American Heritage Commission
MPGR Metal Plate Guard Railing NAHSC National Automated Highway System Consortium
NAICS North American Industrial Classification System
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization
MPU Microprocessing Unit NALEO National Association of Latino Elected and
MSA Merit Salary Adjustment Appointed Officials
Metropolitan Statistical Area NAMS National Air Monitoring Stations
Management System Activities, a two digit code NAP Non-attainment Area Plan
for levels 5,6 or 7 in WBS, also on TRS NAPA National Academy for Public Assistance, National
Medical Savings Account health plan Asphalt Paving Association, National Automobile
Maintenance Superintendents Association Parts Association
MS-DOS MicroSoft-Disk Operating System NAPCA National Air Pollution Control Administration
MSDS Manufacturers Safety Data Sheet NAR National Architecture Review (ITS)
MSE Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining NARD Numerical Analysis of Roadside Design
MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NARSTO North American Research Strategy for
MSL Maintenance Service Level, Mean Sea Level Tropospheric Ozone
MSW Municipal Solid Waste NAS National Academy of Sciences
MT Mass Transit NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
MTA Mass Transit Account NASR Negative Archeological Survey Report
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission NASS National Accident Sampling System
(Bay Area) NATTTC National Association of Transportation
MTD Memo-To-Designers Technology Transfer Centers
MTDB NAV Navigation

Metropolitan Transit Development Board (San Diego)
NAWCA North American Wetlands Conservation Act
MTMC Military Traffic Management Command
NB Northbound
MTP Mass Transportation Program,
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
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NBI National Bridge Inventory, bridge data supplied NHS National Highway System
by states for the NBIS (see also BMS) NHSB National Highway Safety Bureau
NBIS National Bridge Inspection Standards, are NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
minimum requirements for inspection standards NIA National ITS Architecture
National Bridge Inventory System NICET National Institute for Certification in
NBS National Bureau of Standards Engineering Technologies
NBSSR Noise Barrier Scope Study (or Summary) Report NIH National Institutes of Health
for sound wall projects NII National Information Infrastructure (ITS)
NCAC National Crash Analysis Center NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
NCAPA Northern California Asphalt Producers Assoc. NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center (FBI)
NCCER National Council for Civil Engineering Research NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NCEER National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research NLAA Not Likely to Adversely Effect
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NLT COB No Later Than Close Of Business
NCPP National Center for Pavement Preservation NMCSP National Motor Carrier Safety Program
NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
ND Negative Declaration, None Detected (water qual) NMSL National Maximum Speed Limit
NDAA Natural Disaster Assistance Act NO Nitric Oxide
NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance NOA Naturally Occurring Asbestos; Notice of Arrival
NDSP National Dam Safety Program NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NDT Non-Destructive Testing NOAEL no-observed-adverse-effect level
NE no effect NOEL No Observable Effect Level
NEAR National Emergency Aid Radio NOC Notice of Construction
NEDS National Emissions Data System NOCC Notice of Construction Completion
NEEP National Experimental and Evaluation Program NOD Notice of Determination
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (CEQA – project approval)
NEIS National Environmental Information Service NOI Notice of Intent
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEPA process, notice placed in Federal Register
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (1969)- all advising public that EIS will be prepared for a
Fed. funded projects require Fed. review project)
NES/BA Natural Environmental Survey / Biological NOL Naval Ordinance Laboratory
Assessment; Evaluation of native species and NOP Notice of Preparation
habitat found in project study area. (CEQA – notice that EIS will be prepared)
NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air NOPR Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking
Pollutants NOS National Oceanic Survey
NET National Emissions Trends Inventory n.o.s. not otherwise specified
NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NOT Notice of Termination
NFPA National Fire Prevention Association N2O Nitrous Oxide
NGS National Geodetic Survey NOx Nitrogen Oxides
NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
NHI National Highway Institute NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act, (revised, thanks to Mary MacGillivray, District 7 Office of Project Studies)
Federal, 1966, esp. section 106. See also State

NPHQ National Partnership for Highway Quality
Public Resources Code Sections 5024 and 5024.5
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NHPN National Highway Planning Network
NPS National Park Service
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Non-point Source Office of Energy Assessments,

NRC National Research Council Office of Environmental Analysis
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service, OECA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
formerly SCS (U.S. EPA)
NRCP Non Reinforced Concrete Pipe OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council OES Office of Emergency Services
NRHP National Register of Historic Places OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
NRI National Resources Inventory OGAC Open Graded Asphalt Concrete
NRVMA National Roadside Vegetative Management Association OGAC(R) Open Graded Asphalt Concrete (Rubberized)
NS Non-Regulatory Supplement OH Overhead
NSF National Science Foundation OHP Office of Historic Preservation (Cal.)
NSIS National Safety Information Systems OHWM Ordinary High Water Mark
NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers OIG Office of the Inspector General
NTCIP National Transportation Communications OIP Order of Immediate Possession
for ITS Protocol OJT/SS On the Job Training/Supportive Services
NTI National Transit Institute OLP Office of Local Programs, @ HQ;
National Toxics Inventory admin of Fed. Aid & Local Assist. Now DOLA
NTIS National Technical Information Service OJT On-the-job training
NTN National Truck Network OMB Office of Management and Budget
NTP Notice To Proceed, OPA Other Principal Arterial
National Transportation Policy, OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
National Toxicology Program OPO Office of Personnel Operations
NTPAW National Transportation Public Affairs Workshop OPPD Office of Project Planning and Design
NTR New Technology and Research OPPTS Office of Prevention, Pesticides,
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board and Toxic Substances (U.S. EPA)
NTU Nephelelometric Turbidity Units OPR Office of Planning and Research (governor’s)
NURP Nationwide Urban Runoff Program ORC Organizational Review Committee
NWI National Wetland Inventory ORCP Oval Reinforced Concrete Pipe
NWP Nation Wide Permit (Section 404) OREA Office of Real Estate Appraisers
OSC Office of Structure Construction
O OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(U.S.)
OA Obligation Authority (Federal, $/year) OSI Open Systems Interconnection (ITS)
OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, OSM&I Office of Structures and Maintenance Inspection
U.S. EPA O3 Ozone
OBM Office of Business Management OST Office of the Secretary of Transportation;
OBS Organization Breakdown Structure Out of State Travel
OBRA90 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 OT Overtime
OC Over-crossing OTI Office of Traffic Improvement
OCP Office of Community Planning OTP Operational Test Plan (ITS)
OCTA Orange County Transportation Authority OTS Office of Traffic Safety
O&D survey Origin and Destination OWM Office of Wastewater Management (EPA)
O&M Operation and Maintenance OWP Overall Work Plan or Program
OE Office Engineer, Operating Expense
OEA Office of External Audits,
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PCI Paint Condition Index;

P Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
PCi/L Pico Curies per Liter (water qual., radioactivity)
P2 Pollution Prevention PCP Primary Care Physician
P3 Primavera Project Planner (software) PCS Personal Communications System
P4 Pollution Prevention Permitting Project PCSD President's Council on Sustainable Development
P&P Policy and Procedure Directive PCR Project Change Request
P&R Park-and-Ride PCS Project Control Survey;
PABS Programming and Budgeting System Permit Compliance System
PAC Policy Advisory Committee PCVC Point of compound vertical curve
PACT Program Accountability in Caltrans PD Project Development
PADP Ports Access Demonstration Project PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PA&ED Project Approval & Environmental Document PDF Portable Document Format –
PAI Principal Arterial – Interstate Adobe Acrobat stuff
PAMS Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations PDH Professional Development Hour
PA/SI Preliminary Assessment / Site Investigation PDM Probabilistic Dilution Model ;
PAP Perforated aluminum pipe Precedence Diagramming Method
PAQSD Primary Air Quality Standards PDO Property Damage Only
PAR Personnel Action Request, PDPM Project Development Procedures Manual
Project Authorization Request, PDRC Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Committee
Project Approval Report PDS Project Development Support
PARF Position Action Request Form PDT Project Development Team
PASSER II Progression Analysis and Signal System PE Preliminary Engineering, Polyethylene,
Evaluation Routine Professional Engineer, Project Engineer
PATH Partners for Advanced Transportation PEAR Preliminary Environmental Assessment Report
and Highways PECG Professional Engineers in California
PAYT Pay As You Throw Government
PB Paint binder; Pull Box PEDP Professional Engineer Development Program
Pb Lead PEER Permit Engineering Evaluation Report
PBA Performance Based Asphalt PeMS Performance Measurement System
PBDEs polybrominated diphenyl ethers (see BFRs) PERMIS Personnel Employee Records for the Management
PBMS Performance Based Measurements Systems Information System
PBO Programmatic Biological Opinion
Permit 106 Review process for the National Historic
PBX Private Branch Exchange
Preservation Act
PC Program Coordinator; Prime Coat; Permit 1601 A streambed alteration agreement for U.S.
Party Chief; Personal Computer Department of Fish & Game
PCA Portland Cement Association
Permit 4(f) Use of parkland Permit
PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls
404 Permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PCC Point of compound curvature; Permit 7 Pertains to the Endangered Species Act
Portland Cement Concrete PERS Public Employees Retirement System
PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, PERT Project Evaluation and Review Technique
Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe
PES Preliminary Environmental Study
PCE Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (NEPA), PET Project Estimating Tool
Perchloroethylene PF Planned Finish Date, Pay Factor
PCEPH Passenger Car Equivalents Per Hour PFCs Perfluorinated Carbons
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PFT Permanent Full Time PO Purchase Order

PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric POC Pedestrian Over-Crossing;
PHG Public Health Goal (water qual) set by CEPA Point on (horizontal) curve
PHS U.S. Public Health Service POE Port of Entry
PI Permanent Intermittent POGO Privately-Owned/ Government-Operated
PIA Project ITS Architecture POM
PIAS Personal Information Access Subsystem (ITS) PONTIS AASHTO supported bridge management program
PKm Post Kilometer POP Post Office Protocol
PLH Public Land Highway (Fed program) POS Point Of Service health plan
PI Permanent Intermittent POT Point on tangent
(Civil Service Appointment), POVC Point on vertical curve
preliminary investigation, P&P Policy & Procedure
Point of Intersection ppb Parts Per Billion
PIB Personnel Information Bulletin PPC Plastic Pipe Culvert
PIC Private Industry Council PPDG Project Planning and Design Guide
PID Project Initiation Document PPE personal protective equipment
PIER Post-Implementation Evaluation Report PPIC Public Policy Institute of California
PIMS Personnel Information Management System PPM Planning, Programming & Monitoring,
PIN Personal Identification Number, Policy and Procedures Memorandum
Priority Index Number ppm Parts Per Million
(for barrier rail replacement projects) PPNO Planning and Programming Number
PIO Public Information Officer PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PIP Payroll Input Process, Project Initiation Proposal PPT Permanent-Part Time (Employee)
PISA Project Information System & Analysis, ppt part per trillion
or Administration PQS Professionally Qualified Staff
PK Parker-Kalan Nail PR Project Report
P/L Property line PRC Point of Reversing Curve
PLA Project Labor Agreement Prop 116 State bicycle program
PLP Personal Leave Program PRF Pavement Reinforcing Fabric
PLUM Projected Land Use Model PRISM Performance and Registration Information System
PM Project Manager; Post Mile; Management (not PRSM)
Preventive Maintenance; Particulate Matter PR2/2A Fed/State supplemental agreement and
PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge modification to agreement (being phased out)
PMCS Project Management Control System PRS Performance Related Specifications
PMDW Project Management Data Warehouse PRSM Project Resources and Schedule Management
PMI Project Management Institute (not PRISM)
PMP Perforated Metal Pipe; PRVC point of reverse vertical curve
Project Management Professional PS Planned Start Date
PMPM Project Management Procedures Manual PSA Program Supplemental Agreement;
PMR Position Management Report Precursor System Architecture (ITS)
PMS Pavement Management System; PSCS Project Schedule and Control System
Parking Management System (ITS) PSDP Planning Staff Development Program
PMSU Project Management Support Unit PS&E Plans, Specs and Estimate
PM-10 Particulate Matter 10 microns or smaller PSI Preliminary Site Investigation;
PN Paving Notch pounds per square inch
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Pollutant Standards Index RACM Reasonable Available Control Measures

psig Pressure Per Square Inch Gauge (air qual.)
PSM Point Source Monitoring RAD Rapid Application Development,
PSP Pedestrian Safety Program; Radiation Adsorbed Dose
perforated steel pipe RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrix
PSR Project Study Report for STIP projects, RAN Revenue Anticipation Note
preprogramming information. RAO Regional Administrative Officer
PSS Personnel Services Specialist RAP Relocation Assistance Program or Payments;
PSSR Project Scoping Summary Report Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
for SHOPP projects RAPID Rural Agency Project Implementation District
PSTIP Proposed State Transportation Improvement Program RAQS Regional Air Quality Strategy
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network RAS Regional Arterial System
PTA Public Transportation Account; RAW Revenue Anticipation Warrant (“bridge” loan)
the major State account for mass transportation RBS Resource Breakdown Structure
PTMS Public Transportation Management System RCA Recycled Concrete Aggregate
P2P TCD Peer-to-Peer program on Traffic Control Devices (FHWA) RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
PTS Positive Train Separation (ITS) RCP Reinforced Concrete Pipe
PUC Public Utilities Commission RCR Route Concept Report, part of planning process
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride which provides a service concept
PVEA Petroleum Violation Escrow Account RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
PY Person – Year (1758-1800 hours) R&D Remove & Dispose
PYE Person Year Equivalent RDO Regular Day Off
PYPSCAN Person Year Project Scheduling & Cost Analysis RDP Route Development Plan, part of planning process
which provides alternatives
Q RDNA Recombinant DNA
RDS Radio Data Systems (ITS)
QAP Quality Assurance Program, R&S Remove & Salvage
Qualification Appraisal Panel
RE Resident Engineer
QA/QC Quality Assurance/ Quality Control REMOVE Reduced Motor Vehicle Emissions Program
QBS Qualification Based Selection REVISIT RBS Evaluation, Verification, Integration &
QCIP Quality and Continuous Improvement Program Support Improvement Team
QCRP Quality Control Review Process RFA Request for Authorization
QIP Quality Improvement Plan RFB Request for Bid
QoS Quality of Service RFG Reformulated Gasoline
R RFP
RFQ
Request for Proposal
Request for Qualifications
Request for Quotation
RA Reasonable Alternative; Regulatory Alternatives;
RFS Richmond Field Station (UCB)
Regulatory Analysis; Remedial Action;
RIA Regulatory Impact Analysis;
Resource Allocation; Risk Analysis;
Regional ITS Architecture
Risk Assessment
RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
RABA Revenue Aligned Budget Authority, annual
RIFA Red Imported Fire Ant
funding adjustment highway program to firewall
RIP Regional Improvement Plan
level reflecting receipt estimates.
RLF Red Legged Frog
RAC Rubberized Asphalt Concrete
RM risk management
Research Advisory Committee
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RMP Regional Mobility Plan SAPA State Asphalt Paving Associations

RNA Ribonucleic Acid SAVE Society of American Value Engineers
ROD Record of Decision SB Senate Bill
ROE Report of Expenditures SBB&M San Bernardino Base and Meridian (surveying)
ROG Reactive Organic Gases SB45 1997; State increased authority of RTPA’s, etc.
RRC Rural Residential Center Est. current STIP process; timely use
RRR Resurfacing (overlay), Restoration (to original SBS Sick Building Syndrome
condition), Rehabilitation (upgrade guardrail, SC Slow Curing; Start Construction
widen shoulders, etc.) SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions
R/S Resource / Schedule SCAG Southern California Association of Governments
RSP Roadway Safety Program (ATSSA) SCANDI Surveillance Control and Driver Information System
RSPA Research and Special Programs Admin. SCBT segmental concrete bridge technology
RSTP Regional Surface Transportation Program SCC self-consolidating concrete (use of plasticizers)
RTIF Regional Transportation Impact Fee SCE Southern California Edison
RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement SCEDCO Stanislaus County Economic Development Corporation
Program, 75% of STIP funds. List of projects SCFM Standard Cubic Feet Per Minute
submitted to CTC by RTPAs for seven year SCH State Clearing House
horizon, updated every two years. SCO State Controllers Office
RTL Ready To List SCOH Standing Committee on Highways
RTP Regional Transportation Plan, SCS Soil Conservation Service (now NRCS)
Federally required 20-year plan by MPO’s, SCSP Storm and Combined Sewer Program
updated every 3-years SD Structurally Deficient (bridge),
RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency, Standard Deviation
State designated agency responsible for prep. of SDC Seismic Design Criteria
RTP & RTIP SDO Standards Development Organization
RTS Remote Traveler Support Subsystem (ITS) SDP Strategic Deployment Plan
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act
SEA Systems Engineering Analysis
S SEAC Sulfur Extended Asphalt Concrete
SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SAAMP Special Area Aquatic Management Plan SEP Special Emphasis Program
SAB Seismic Advisory Board Special Experimental Project; (ex.: FHWA
SACOG Sacramento Area Council of Governments allowed states to evaluate the design-build method
SADBU Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization on an experimental basis through SEP-14.
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers Section 4(f) USDOT Act of 1966, Protects publicly owned
SAFEs Service Authorities for Freeway Emergencies parks, recreational areas, wildlife and water fowl
SAFETEA Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient refuges and land from historic sites
Transportation Equity Act of 2003 Section 7 Of Endangered Species Act of 1973
SAIN Substance Abuse Information Network Section 9 Prohibited Acts
SAM State Administrative Manual Section 10 Habitat Conservation Plans
SAME Society of American Military Engineers Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
SAMI Stress-Absorbing Membrane Interlayer Protection of cultural resources and historic properties.
SANBAG San Bernardino Associated Governments Section 130 Railroad / Highway At-Grade Crossings
SANDAG San Diego Association of Governments Safety Program
SAP Sampling and Analysis Plan Section 404 of the 1977 Federal Clean Water Act
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SER Standard Environmental Reference SLIMS ?

http://www.dot.ca.gov/ser/ SLC State Land Commission
SF Scheduled Finish Date / Start-to-Finish; SLD Sea Level Datum
Standard Form; Superfund SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SFOBB San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge SLPDP State and Local Project Development Program
SFP Single Focal Point SLTC Soluble Threshold Limit Concentration (Cal)
S&H Code Streets & Highways Code – laws governing SLTPP State Local Transportation Partnership Program
funding & development of projects State, discontinued)
SHA State Highway Account; Major account for SMARA Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (Calif.)
highways (gas tax & weight fees) SMART Structure Maintenance Automatic Report
State Highway Agency Transmittal system
SHBSB State Historic Building Safety Board Goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
SHELL Subsystem of Highways for the Movement of Realistic, Time limited.
Extralegal Permit Loads SMBB single metal beam barrier
SHOPP State Highway Operation and Protection SMR Specialized Mobile Radio
Program, four & ten-year capital improvement SMS Highway Safety Management System
program for rehabilitation, safety, and operational SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
improvements on state highways. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Cannot increase roadway capacity. SB 1435-Kopp SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up (polite form)
SHRP State Highway Research Program SNAP Sonic Nap Alert Pattern
SHS State Highway System (Penn. Turnpike type rumble strip)
SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SNC Significant Noncompliance
SHRC State Historical Resources Commission SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (ITS)
SHWL Seasonal High Water Level SO Sulfur Dioxide
SI International System of Units SOAP Signal Operations Analysis Package
(The Modernized Metric System) SOC Synthetic Organic Chemicals
SI&A Structure Inventory and Appraisal SOF State Only Funding
SIB State Infrastructure Bank SOFC solid oxide fuel cell, see APU
SIC Standard Industrial Classification, SONET Synchronous Optical Network (ITS)
Standard Industry Code SOQ Statement of Qualifications
SIG Special Interest Group SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle
SIGOP Signal Optimization SOW Statement of Work
SIMS Sign Inventory Management System SO 2 Sulfur Dioxide
SIP State Implementation Plan; air qual. Required by SOx Sulfur Oxides
Fed, CAA of 1970. In order to be eligible for Fed SPB State Personnel Board
$ projects must demonstrate conformity to SIP. SPE Start Preliminary Engineering
SISA Special In-grade Salary Adjustment SPI Schedule Performance Index
SJCOG San Joaquin Council of Government SP&R State Planning & Research
SJHTC San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor SR2S Safe Routes to School program
SJVAPCD San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Fed) (est. by AB 1475, ext. by SB 10)
SLA Structures Local Assistance, SPB State Personnel Board
Simbionese Liberation Army SPMIT Statewide Project Management Improvement
(different people, same acronym) Team
SLAE Structure Local Assistance Engineer SPRR Southern Pacific Railroad
SLAMS State and Local Air Monitoring Stations SQL Standard Query Language
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SR Sufficiency Rating (bridge) or State Route STRUDL Structural Design Language (computer program)
SRF State Revolving (Loan) Fund (Clean Water Act) STURAA Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
SROA State Restriction of Appointments Assistance Act (1987)
SRP Secondary Road Plans SU Source Unit
SRT Slotted Rail Terminal SUDP Specific Urban Development Plan
SRTP Short Range Transit Plans SULEV super ultra low emission vehicles
SS Scheduled Start Date / Start-to-Start Superpave Superior PERforming asphalt PAVEments
SSE Separate State Estimate SUSMP Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan
SSA Sole Source Aquifer SV Schedule Variance
SSB Scope, Schedule, and Budget SW Sidewalk Storm Water
ssambn such sums as may be necessary SWAG Stuff We All Get
SSN Social Security Number Scientific Wild Ass Guess
SSES Sewer System Evaluation Survey (not CT. We don’t guess, we know)
SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow SWDR Storm Water Data Report
SSPP Structural Steel Plate Pipe SWITRS Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System
SSPs Standard Special Provisions SWLF Solid Waste Landfill
SSR Standard Speed Rail SWMP Storm Water Management Plan
SSTAC Social Service Transportation Advisory Council SWMU Solid Waste Management Unit
STA State Transit Assistance; SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
State funding for mass transit oper. & cap. Imp., SWQAG Storm Water Quality Assessment Guide
By law, STA must receive 50% of PTA revenues SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
STA State Transportation Agency SWTF Storm Water Task Force
STAA Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 SYSOP Systems Operator
STANCOG Stanislaus Council of Governments
STAPPA State And Territorial Air Pollution Program T
Administrators
STBB Single Thrie Beam Barrier T2 Technology Transfer
STC State Training Center TA Technical Advisory
STD Sate Transportation Department TAC Technical Advisory Committee
STE State Transportation Enhancement TAC/ALC Technical Advisory Committee for Agricultural
STEL short-term exposure limit Land Conservation
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program, TAG Technical Advisory Group
4-year list of projects approved by CTC and is a TAM Transportation Asset Management
list of major projects. (FHWA, resource allocation strategies)
ITIP (25%) & RTIP (75%) TAS Toll Administration Subsystem
STC State Training Center TAR Tribal Authority Rule
STMF Simple Transportation Management Framework (ITS)

TASAS Traffic Accident Surveillance and Analysis System
STMP Simple Transportation Management Protocol (ITS)

TAT Tire Anchor Timber Wall
STO Smart Testing Operations TAU Temporary Authorization Appointment
STP Surface Transportation Program (Fed) TB Top of Bank
(Formerly FAU or FAS) TBB Thrie beam barrier
Study; Standard Temperature and Pressure TBC Top Back of Curb
STPP Surface Transportation Policy Project TC Top of Curb
STPL Surface Transportation Program (Local) TCA Transportation Corridor Agency
STRAHNET STRAtegic Highways NETwork TCB Traffic Control Box
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TCCC Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council TeNS Technical Noise Supplement

(FHWA led pooled fund study for training (http://env.dot.ca.gov/env/noise/index.htm)
management and development under NHI) TERO Tribal Employment Rights Office or Ordinances
TCDD Dioxin (Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) TF Total Float / Target Finish Date
TCDH Traffic Control Devices Handbook TFHRC Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
TCE Trichloroethylene (McLean, VA)
TCI Transit Capital Improvement program THC Total Hydrocarbons
TCIP Transit Communications Interface Profiles (ITS) THM Trihalomethanes
TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (Fed) TI Traffic Index, = 9.0(ESAL/1,000,000)^0.119;
TCM Transportation Control Measure Temporary Intermittent
– to reduce pollution emissions. TIC Technical Information Center
TCP Traffic Control Plan TID Turlock Irrigation District
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TIE Toxicity Identification Evaluation
TCR Transportation Concept Report; TIES Total Integrated Engineering System
Transportation Corridor Report TIF Transportation Investment Fund;
TCRA Traffic Congestion Relief Act (AB2928) Truck Inspection Facility
TCRF Traffic Congestion Relief Fund TIFIA Transportation Infrastructure Finance
TCRP Transportation Congestion Relief Program, & Innovation Act
Transit Cooperative Research Program TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding
TCS Transportation Control Strategy, Referencing System
Traffic Controller Synchronizer, TIP Transportation Improvement Program
Traffic Control Systems, TIS Travelers Information System
Transportation Corridor Study TISE Take It Somewhere Else
Toll Collection Subsystem TISP The Infrastructure Security Partnership
T&D Training and Development (Congress of Infrastructure Security for the Built
TDA Transportation Development Act; State law, 1971, Environment)
0.25% sales tax for transit & bike T&L Time and Labor
TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TL Transportation Laboratory
TDIP Technology Deployment Initiatives and TLI Terrain Line Interpolation
Partnerships TLV Threshold Limit Value
TDM Transportation Demand Management; TMA Transportation Management Assoc. or Area
Travel Demand Management TMC Transportation Management Center;
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access (ITS) Traffic Management Center
TDP Transportation Development Plan TMCC Truck-Mounted Crash Cushion
(Formerly RDP), TMDD Traffic Management Data Dictionary (ITS)
Tons Per Day (air qual.) TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load; ….Limit
TDS Total Dissolved Solids TMIP Travel Model Improvement Program
TE Transportation Engineer TMP Transportation Management Plan
T&E Threatened and Endangered (species) TMS Traffic Management (or Monitoring or
TEA Transportation Enhancement Act Maintenance) System or Subsystem, see TSM
or Activities program (Fed) TNT Trinitrotoluene
TEAM Together Everybody Achieves More (not CT) TOC Traffic Operations Center;
TEC Travel Expense Claim; Total Escalated Cost Total Organic Carbon/ Compound, Section 4(f)
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century TOD Transit Oriented Development
(Fed); 1998-2004 TOMIS Traffic Operations Management Information Service
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TON Threshold of Odor Number (water qual) TSO Time-share operation

TOPICS Traffic Operations Program to Improve TSP Total Suspended Particulates,
Capacity & Safety Traffic Synchronization Projects
TOPSS Transportation Operations and Project Support TSS Total Suspended Solids
System (New time system) TSSS Total Station Survey System
TOS Traffic Operations System TTHM Total Trihalomethane
TOT/MVM Total Accidents Per Million Vehicle Miles TTLC Total Threshold Limit Concentration
TP Turning Point (surveying) TTIA Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1995
TPB Treated Permeable Base TTN Technology Transfer Network
TPC Technical Planning Committee TTP Technology Transfer Program (UCB)
TP&D Transportation Planning & Development account TTY Teletype
TPL Truck Passing Lane TUF date Timely Utilization of Funding?
TPM Transportation Planning Manual TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
TQM Total Quality Management TVOC Total Volatile Organic Compounds
TRAMS Transportation Accounting & Management TWLTL Two Way Left Turn Lane
System: developed to meet the Department's
reporting needs and to respond effectively to the U
requirements placed on the Department as a result
of the implementation of the California Fiscal UA Urbanized Area
Information System. UAA Use Attainability Analysis (water qual)
TRAQ Transportation Air Quality Center UAM Urban Air-shed Model
TRARR Traffic on Rural Roads UAQI Uniform Air Quality Index
TRB Transportation Research Board UART Universal Asynchronous Transmitter Receivers
(formerly Highway Research Board) (Computer Chip)
TRIP The Road Information Program UC Under-crossing
TRIS Transportation Research Information System UCITS University of California Institute of
(UCB), see C-TRIS Transportation Studies
TRIS Transportation Research Information System; UCP Unified Certification Program (DBE)
Toxic Release Inventory System UCS Unconfined Compressive Strength
TRMC Transit Management Center UFAS Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards
TRMS Transit Management Subsystem UG Underground
TRRL Transportation Road Research Laboratory UGB Urban Growth Boundaries
TRS Time Reporting System (history) UHPC Ultra High Performance Concrete
TRSP Traffic-Responsive Plan (Generation) UIT ultrasonic impact treatment, for welds
TRT Technical Review Team UITP International Union of Public Transport
Transportation Research Thesaurus ULEV Ultra Low Emission Vehicles
TRVS Transit Vehicle Subsystem (ITS) UMRA Un-funded Mandates Reform Act
TSC Transportation Systems Center UMTA Urban Mass Transit Agency, ……Administration
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and
TSDP Transportation System Development Plan Cultural Organization
TSDF Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities UNPARs Unprogram Project Approval Requests
TSIP Transportation Systems Information Program UP Underpass
TSM Transportation System Management program URISA Urban and Regional Information Systems Assoc.
(State, discontinued) See TMS URL Universal Resource Locator;
TSN Transportation System Network Universal Reader Language
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UROAD Urban Mass Transportation Agency common measurement for driving demand
USA United States of America; VOC Volatile Organic Compounds;
Underground Service Alert Volume and Occupancy Control (Constant)
USC United States Code; Unified Soil Classification VOS Vehicle Operating Survey
USC&GS United States Coast and Geodetic Survey VRC Vehicle/Roadside Communications (ITS)
USCE United States Corps of Engineers (ARMY)
USCG United States Coast Guard W
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
WADS Wide Area Detection Systems
USFS U.S. Forest Service
WAN Wide Area Network
USFWS United States Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey WASHTO Western Association of State Highway &
USM Urban Simulation Model Transportation Officials
USPLS United States Public Land Surveys WBE Woman-owned Business Enterprise
USPS US Postal Service WBS Work Breakdown Structure
USR User Service Requirement WC Worker's Compensation
UST Underground Storage Tank WCC Work Category Code
USTIP Updated State Transportation Improvement Program

WDT Weight-Distance Tax
USTR Unites States Trade Representative WEN Workload Estimating Norm
UTC Ultimate Transportation Corridor WES Waterways Experiment Station
UTCS Urban Traffic Control System WET Wetland Evaluation Technique
UTPS Urban Transportation Planning System WGRA Western Governmental Research Association
UUA use attainability analysis, WHO World Health Organization / United Nations
(EPA, water body recreational use.) WIB Workforce Investment Board
UV Ultraviolet WPA watershed protection approach
UZA Urbanized Area WPCM Water Pollution Control Manager

WPCP Water Pollution Control Program
V WQBEL water quality-based effluent limit
WQC Water Quality Criteria
VA Veterans Administration Value Analysis WQI Watershed Quality Index
VC Vertical Curve WQS water quality standard
V/C Volume /Capacity ratio WS White Stripe
VCM Vertical Control Monumentation WSP Welded Steel Pipe
VDT Video Display Terminal WSRA Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
VE Value Engineering WSPRO Water Surface Profile
VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal WSTP Wastewater Sewage Treatment Plant
VELB Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle WWBE White Women-owned Business Enterprise
(lives in stems > one inch) WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant
VEP Value Engineering Proposal WWW World-Wide Web
VFC Vehicle Fuel Consumption WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
VGA Virtual Graphics Array WZS Work Zone Safety
VHT Vehicle-Hours of Travel WZTC Work Zone Traffic Control
VISTA Video Information System Training Assoc., Inc.
VKT Vehicle Kilometers Traveled X
VMS Variable Message Sign
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled, XPM Expert Project Management
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Y
YARTS Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System
YATI Yosemite Area Traveler Information
YS Yellow Stripe
Y2K The Year 2000 Computer Problem
Z
ZBB Zero Based Budgeting: process requiring
justification of every dollar (and person-year) of
an organization's/program's proposed budget for
the budget year. The assumed program level for
the budget year is zero, thus intensive justification
and critical review of all components is required
before approval
ZEV Zero Emissions Vehicle
ZRL Zero Risk Level
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Bold = Deemed to be particularly common in Caltrans Local Assistance

AB 872 1999: Authorizes local agencies to spend Fed &

A AB2928 2000: Traffic Congestion Relief Act, $5 billion.

AREA American Railway Engineering Association AWS Alternate Work Schedule

ASC Admin. Services Center Budget at Completion

Accounting Services Center BACM Best Available Control Measures

Agricultural Services Center BACT Best Available Control Technology

ASF Automotive Safety Foundation BALI Basic Arterial Local Intersection

Air-Conditioning Engineers BARM Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual

ASI Acceleration Severity Index BART Bay Area Rapid Transit

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers BAS Bridge Approach Slab

resources in the project study area) BB Beginning of Bridge

Alkali-silica reactivity BBS Bulletin Board System,

ASRP Aluminum Spiral Rib Pipe Battery Backup System

AST Acceptance Samples and Tests BC Beginning of Curve

ATA American Trucking Association BCO Thin-Bonded Concrete Overlay

ATPB Asphalt Treated Permeable Base of funding.

ATSD Advanced Transportation System Development BCT Breakaway Cable Terminal

ATV All Terrain Vehicle BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled

AU Animal Unit BEA 1990 Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

AVI Automated Vehicle Identification BEP Business Enterprise Program

AVL Authorized Vehicle Lane; BER Bridge Evaluation Report

amounts of BFR residues have been detected in (1977 & 1970)

CIP Capital Improvement Program – 7-year program COL Collector (Urban)

DOJ Department of Justice (Feds) Endangerment Assessment;

DOL Department of Labor (Feds) Enforcement Agreement;

DLA Division of Local Assistance (formerly OLP) Environmental Action;

DOS Division of Structures; Disk Operating System Environmental Audit

DOT Dept. of Transportation EAC Estimate at Completion

DOTP Division of Transportation Planning EAP Employee Assistance Program;

DPA Dept. of Personnel Administration Environmental Action Plan

DPI Dots per Inch EAR Employee Action Report

of Historic Preservation which administers EC Environmental Coordinator,

DRB Dispute Review Board End of Curb Return

DRI Division of Research & Innovation ED Environmental Document

DRIM Draft Relocation Impact Memo EDA Employee Development Appraisal

DRIS Draft Relocation Impact Study/Statement Environmental Document Approved

DROA departmental restriction of appointments EDAPTS Efficient Development of Advanced Public

DSA Division of the State Architect, Transportation Systems

Disturbed Soil Area EDI Electronic Data Interchange (ITS)

EDM Electronic Distance Measuring Environmentally Sensitive Area

EIR Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) ETW Edge of Traveled Way

EKG electrocardiogram EXPEAR Expert System Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation

FSTIP Federal Statewide Transportation GIS Geographic Information Systems

version of RTP. HABR Historic American Building Record

FU Functional Unit HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant

FWD Falling Weight Deflectometer HAR Highway Advisory Radio

FY Fiscal Year study area

HFC Hydrofluorocarbon Hydrology and Water Quality Study: Analyzes

(deck crack mitigation) program (FHWA – TEA-21)

HOV High Occupancy Vehicle IBTC International Border Trade Corridor

HP Horse Power ICES Inter-modal Corridors of Economic Significance

HPC High Performance Concrete (also UHPC) I/D Incentive/Disincentive

HP&R Highway Planning and Research IDP Individual Development Plan

HR Human Resource IGR Inter Governmental Review

HRAC Hot Recycled AC IHSDM Interactive Highway Safety Design Model

HRER Historic Resource Evaluation Report; (software)

Evaluation of historic significance of certain man I/I Infiltration and Inflow

HRI Highway Rail Intersection IMMS Integrated Maintenance Management System

Human Resources Information System IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Environments

HSNS Highway System of National Significance IP Internet Protocol, Implementation Package