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

Last edited 01/05/10
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 & State

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

AB2928 2000: Traffic Congestion Relief Act, $5 billion. Also
gAA Affirmative Action establishes exchange of Fed RSTP & CMAQ
AAEE American Academy of Environmental Engineers funds for State transportation funds.
AA/EO Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity AB3929 Transportation Enhancement Relief Act
AAMAS Asphalt Aggregate Mixture Analysis System ABA Appropriated Budget Authority
AAP Arterial Analysis Package ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
AAR Agency Action Request ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering
AARP American Association of Retired Persons and Technology
AASHTO American Assoc. of State Highway Officials ABM Air Blown Mortar
AADT Average Annual Daily Traffic (two way) ABME Area Bridge Maintenance Engineer
AADTT Average Annual Daily Truck Traffic ABS Acroconitril-Butadiene-Styrene,
AB Aggregate Base Antilock Braking System
AB69 Created RTPAs AC Advance Construction
AB140 1988, Deddeh Act, revised the STIP process A&C Abatement and Control
AB402 1977, Alquist/Ingalls Act, California Transportation Reform ACB Asphalt Concrete Base
Act, ACE Alamont Commuter Express;
set up the STIP process & CTC Rail Program – Stockton to San Jose
ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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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ACI American Concrete Institute AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System

ACOE Army Corps of Engineers ALGOL Algebraic Oriented Language
ACP Asphalt Concrete Pavement, ALOADS Automated Location and Design System
Asbestos Cement Pipe AL Acceptable Level,
ACPA American Concrete Pavement Assoc. regulatory Action Level (water qual.)
ACPPA American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association ALP Annual Leave Program
ACR Allocation Change Request AM Amplitude Modulation, Anti Meridian
ACSP Automated Capital Spending Plan AMBAG Association of Monterey County Bay Area Govts
ACTA Alameda County Transportation Authority AMBER alert America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act, AMIS Automated Management Information System
Advance Deposit Application AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone System (ITS)
(for local program reimbursements.) ANPRM Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making
ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act ANSI American National Standards Institute
Accessibility Guidelines ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
ADIS Advanced Driver Information System AO Agency Object (3-digit code used in TRS,
ADM Arrow Diagramming Method also in WBS)
ADMS Archived Data Management Subsystem (ITS) AOA Activity-on-Arrow
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution AON Activity-on-Node
AdSC Administrative Service Center APA Asphalt Pavement Alliance
ADT Average Daily Traffic APE Area of Potential Effect
ADUS Archived Data User Service (ITS) APCD Air Pollution Control District
AE Area Engineer APDE Advance Project Development Element
A&E Architectural & Engineering APEC Automated Procedures for Engin. Consultants
AED Associated Equipment Distributors APEI Area of Potential Environmental Impact
AEM Acoustic Emission Monitoring APHA American Public Health Association
AEP Association of Environmental Professionals APM Area Project Managers,
AFD Architecture Flow Diagram Assistant Project Manager
AFO Animal Feeding Operation APN Assessor’s Parcel Number
AFT American Farmland Trust ARRA Asphalt Recycling and Reclamation Assoc.
AGC Association of General Contractors APS Advance Planning Study;
AGT Automated Guideway Transit Accessible Pedestrian Signals
AHAR Automatic Highway Advisory Radio APSEA Asian-Pacific State Employees Association
AHS Automated Highway System, APT Accelerated Pavement Testing
Average Highway Speed APTA American Public Transit Association
AI Artificial Intelligence; active ingredient APTS Advanced Public Transportation System (ITS)
Asphalt Institute APU auxiliary power units
AIA American Institute of Architects APWA American Public Works Association
AIAC American Indian Advisory Council AQCP Air Quality Control Program
AI/E Architectural Inventory/Evaluation form AQCR Air-Quality Control Region
AID Architecture Interconnect Diagram (ITS) AQI Air Quality Index
AIHA American Industrial Health Association AQMA Air-Quality Maintenance Area
AIMS Agency Information Management Strategy (TMS) AQMD Air Quality Management District
AIP American Institute of Planners AQMP Air Quality Management Plan
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ARA Automatic Road Analyzer AVO Automated Vehicle Operation (ITS)

ARB Air Resources Board AVR Average Vehicle Ridership
AR’s Attainment Regulations AWRA American Water Resources Association
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
BAC Blood Alcohol Concentration,
ASAP As-Soon-As-Possible
Budget at Completion
ASC Admin. Services Center
BACM Best Available Control Measures
Accounting Services Center
BACT Best Available Control Technology
Agricultural Services Center
BADT Best Available Demonstrated Technology
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BAGR Bridge Approach Guard Rail
ASCII American Standard Code of Info. Interchange
BALI Basic Arterial Local Intersection
ASF Automotive Safety Foundation
BAMS Bid Analysis and Management System
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
BARM Basic Asphalt Recycling Manual
Air-Conditioning Engineers
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit
ASI Acceleration Severity Index
BAS Bridge Approach Slab
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
BASS Black Advocates in State Service
ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing
BASIC Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
ASPEN Automated Telephone Answering System
BAT Best Available Technology,
ASR Archaeological Survey Report;
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (DOL)
(Evaluation of prehistoric archaeological
BB Beginning of Bridge
resources in the project study area)
BBS Bulletin Board System,
Alkali-silica reactivity
Battery Backup System
ASRP Aluminum Spiral Rib Pipe
BC Beginning of Curve
AST Acceptance Samples and Tests
BCA Benefit Cost Analysis
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
BCO Thin-Bonded Concrete Overlay
ATA American Trucking Association
BCP Budget Change Proposal: Official request to D/Finance &
ATIS Advanced Traveler Information Systems
Legislature to revise level or sources of funding.
ATMS Advanced Traffic Management Systems
BCR Begin Curb Return
ATPB Asphalt Treated Permeable Base
BCT Breakaway Cable Terminal
ATSAC Automated Traffic Surveillance & Control System
BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
ATSD Advanced Transportation System Development
BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association
BEA 1990 Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
ATV All Terrain Vehicle
BEAR Broad Emergency Assistance Radio (System)
AU Animal Unit
BEES Basic Engineering Estimating System
AVCO Automatic Vehicle Control Systems
BEP Business Enterprise Program
AVCS Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (ITS)
BER Bridge Evaluation Report
AVI Automated Vehicle Identification
BFRs Brominated Flame Retardants: widely used in plastics,
AVL Authorized Vehicle Lane;
foams, textiles, many electrical appliances, and
Automated Vehicle Location (ITS)
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building materials such as house walls, roofs and Cable Anchor Assembly
parking decks. Increasing amounts of BFR CAAA Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990,
residues have been detected in humans and the (1977 & 1970)
environment. CA Contract Authority, Certification Acceptance
BHT Business, Housing, and Transportation Agency CAATS Calif. Alliance for Advanced Transportation Systems
BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs; CAC California Administrative Code,
Building Industry Association Citizens Advisory Committee
BIOS Basic Input/Operating System CAD Computer-Aided Drafting
BIR Bridge Inspection Report CADD Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
BIT Binary Digit CAER Community Awareness and Emergency Response
BLA Bicycle Lane Account program (State) CAFO Concentrated Animal Feedlot;
BLM Bureau of Land Management Consent Agreement/Final Order
BMP Best Management Practice CAG Citizens Advisory Group
BMS Bridge Management System, process for achieving cost CAH Controlled Access Highways
effective maintenance CALACT Calif. Association for Coordinated Transportation
BNF Backus- Naur Form (ITS) CASASFMRA California Association of Farm Managers and
BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rural Assessors
BO Budget Obligations, Biological Opinion CALNET Calif. Integrated Telecom. System (8-….)
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Cal/OSHA Calif. Office of Safety and Health Administration
Biological Oxygen Demand CAM Caltrans Administrative Manual,
BOD5 biochemical oxygen demand (as measured in the standard 5- Cooperative Agreement Manual
day test) CAMP Continuous Air Monitoring Program
BSO Building, Structures and Obstruction report (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);
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Categorical Exclusion (Federal) CEA Career Executive Assignment (Appointment)

CATIA Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act CEAC County Engineers Association of California;
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 Association CESA Calif. Endangered Species Act
CCB Change Control Board CEU Continuing Education Unit
CCC California Coastal Commission; CFC Cost of Facilities Capital, Chlorofluorocarbons
California Conservation Corps CFDA Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
CCI Construction Cost Index http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/cfda/index.htm#newsearch
CCIC Central California Information Center CFM Chlorofluoromethanes
CCMP Comprehensive Conservation and Manage. Plan CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CCO Contract Change Order CFRA The California Family Rights Act of 1992 is a State law
CCR California Code of Regulations administered and enforced by the California
CCROC California Civil Rights Officers Council Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
CCS California Coordinate System; CFRA was revised to conform to the Family
Construction Control Survey Medical Leave Act of 1993.
CCSFCC City-County-State-Federal Cooperation Council CFRP Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced-Plastic
CCTV Closed Circuit TV CFS Cubic feet per second
CD Contract delegation (purchase order) CFU Colony Forming Unit (water qual)
CDC Centers for Disease Control C&G Curb and Gutter
CDF California Department of Forestry CGP Construction General Permit (NPDES)
CDBG Community Development Block Grant CH4 Methane
CDFG Calif. Dept of Fish & Game CHIN California Highway Information Network
CDH California Division of Highways CHP Calif. Highway Patrol
CDL California Drivers License CHIN California Highway Information Network:
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access (ITS) 1-800-427-7623, 999
CDPD Cellular Digital Packet Data (ITS) or www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo, #999
CD(PO) Contract Delegation (Purchase Order) CHRIS Calif. Historical Resources Information System
CE Categorical Exclusion (NEPA); CIA Community Impact Assessment; Evaluates the impacts that
Categorical Exemption, (CEQA) a project may have on community, incl,
Construction Engineering neighborhoods and farmland.
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CIC Critical Intersection Control COG Council of Governments (local, see LTA)
CIDH Cast-in-Drilled-Hole COH Coefficient Of Haze
CIMAC Caltrans Improves Mobility Across California COGO coordinate geometry
CIP Capital Improvement Program – 7-year program to maintain COL Collector (Urban)
or improve traffic LOS & transit performance and Congestion Reduced speeds less than 35 MPH
to mitigate impacts identified by the CMP; for longer than 15 min.
Cast-in-Place; cast iron pipe COP Capital Outlay Projects
CIPCP cast-in-place concrete pipe CORBA Common Object Request Broker Architecture (ITS)
CIR Council on Intergovernmental Relations COS Capital Outlay Support
Cold In Place (recycling of asphalt) COTR Contracting Officer Technical Representative (ITS)
CIT California Institute of Technology COZEEP COnstruction Zone Enhanced Enforcement 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 Agreement
CNG Compressed Natural Gas CRHP California Register of Historic Places
CNLM Center for Natural Lands Management. CRIP Cost Reduction Incentive Proposal
CNPS California Native Plant Society (data base) CRLF California Red Legged Frog
CO Carbon Monoxide CRP Conservation Reserve Program;
COB Close of Business Combined Road Plans
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act CRT Cathode Ray Tube
COCO Contractor-Owned/ Contractor-Operated CRV California Redemption Value
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CSAC California State Association of Counties;
CODP Career Opportunity Development Program California Supervisors Association of California
COE Category of Expenditure (budgetary grouping) CSD Context Sensitive Design
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CSEA California State Employees Association
COFPAES Council on the Federal Procurement of CSHC Calif. Streets & Highways Code
Architectural and Engineering Services CSI Common Sense Initiative;
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Compliance Sampling Inspection CWA Clean Water Act

CSIP Corridor Safety Improvement Program CWD Corridor Wide Display System (ITS)
CSO Combined Sewer Overflow CWNS Clean Water Needs Survey
CSP Corrugated Steel Pipe; CY Calendar Year
Communication Service Provider (ITS) CYA Cover Your Assets (not CT);
CSPA Corrugated Steel Pipe Arch California Youth Authority
CSRC California Special Reference Center CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
(global positioning technologies) CZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments
CSS Context Sensitive Solutions (involving all stakeholders in the
development of a project to ensure that a project fits its D
physical setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic
and environmental resources while maintaining safety DAB Digital Audio Broadcast (ITS)
and mobility. DAC Disability Advisory Council
CSTI California Specialized Training Institute DAF Damage Assessment Form
CSUS California State University, Stanislaus; Sac. DAMP Drainage Analysis & Modeling Program
CSWC Construction Storm Water Coordinator DAR Defense Access Roads
CT Caltrans Census Tract DARTS Dynamic Arterial Responsive Traffic Signal System
CTAA Community Transportation Assoc. of America DAT Diagnostic Acceptance Testing
CTAP Cooperative Training Assistance Program (Fed) DAT.COM Director’s Advisory Team for Communication
CTB Cement Treated Base DBA Doing Business As, Decibels, "A" Scale
CTC California Transportation Commission; DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Nine appointed members DBELO Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer
CTE Center For Transportation And The Environment DBMS Data Base Management System
CTO Compensatory Time Off D/C Demand Capacity ratio
CTP California Transportation Plan DCIU Discrimination Complaint Investigation Unit
CTIFS Calif. Transportation Infrastructure Funding System DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer
CTIPS California Transportation Improvement Plan System. A DCS Data Collection System
computer database used by CT & MPOs to input DCU Discrimination Complaint Unit
& track Fed. Funded transportation projects. See DD District Director; Data Dictionary (ITS)
LPAMS DDC District Division Chief
CTIS California Transportation Investment Strategy DDD Deputy District Director
CTPB Cement Treated Permeable Base DDE Data Dictionary Element (ITS)
CTR California Toxics Rule DDT DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane
C-TRIS Calif. Transportation Research Info. System (UCB) DEB District Environmental Branch
CTS Commuter Transportation Services DED Draft Environmental Document
CTSA Coordinated Service Transportation Agency DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Report (CEQA)
CUF Commercially Useful Function (DBE) DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement
CV Cost Variance (NEPA)
CVAS Commercial Vehicle Administration Subsystem (ITS) DEN Data Exchange Network (ITS)
CVCS Commercial Vehicle Check Subsystem (ITS) DES Division of Engineering Services
CVHAS Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems Diethylstilbesterol
CVISN Commercial Vehicle Info. Systems and Networks (ITS) DF Douglas Fir
CVO Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS) DFD Data Flow Diagram (ITS)
CVS Commercial Vehicle Subsystem (ITS) DfE Design for the Environment
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DFEH Department of Fair Employment and Housing (California) DRIM Draft Relocation Impact Memo
DFG Dept of Fish and Game (Cal) DRIS Draft Relocation Impact Study/Statement
DGAC Dense Graded Asphalt Concrete DROA departmental restriction of appointments
DGAC(R) Dense Graded Asphalt Concrete (Rubberized) DSA Division of the State Architect,
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System (ITS) Disturbed Soil Area
DGS Department of General Services DSB Donor State Bonus funds
DHS Department of Health Services DSC Division of Structure Construction
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services (Feds) DSI Detailed Site Investigation
DHV Two way Design Hourly Volume DSMP District System Management Plan
DI Drainage Inlet DSRC Dedicated Short Range Communications (ITS)
DIB Design Information Bulletin DST Daylight Savings Time
DIB 82 Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects DSWC District Storm Water Coordinator
DIP Diamond Interchange Program DTA Dynamic Traffic Assignment (ITS)
DLAE District Local Assistance Engineer DTAC Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee
DLR Detection Limit for Reporting (water qual.) DTBB double thrie beam barrier
DMBB Double metal beam barrier DTIM Direct Travel Impact Model
DME District Materials Engineer DTM Digital Terrain Modeling
DMR Discharge Monitoring Report DTR Director’s Tracking Report
DMS Dynamic Message Sign (ITS) (tracks consultant services contracts)
DMT Division of Mass Transportation DVAC District Value Analysis Coordinator
DMV Department of Motor Vehicles DVBE Disadvantaged Veteran Business Enterprise
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DWEL Drinking Water Equivalent Level
DND Draft Negative Declaration DWNS Drinking Water Needs Survey
DOA Division of Aeronautics; Division of Accounting DWR Dept. of Water Resources
DOC Department of Commerce (Feds) DWS Drinking Water Standard
DOD Department Of Defense
DOE Department Of Energy; District Office Engineer E
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 of Historic
EBL Eligible Bridge List
Preservation which administers Section 106 of the
EC Environmental Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Act is part of State Parks
End Horizontal Curve, End Curve
and Recreation. Hence, the DPR forms for
ECPA Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ITS)
Section 106.)
ECR Engineering Cost Reporting system,
DRB Dispute Review Board
End of Curb Return
DRI Division of Research & Innovation
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ED Environmental Document ER Emergency Relief (Fed)

EDA Employee Development Appraisal ERC Emergency Resource Center
Environmental Document Approved ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security
EDAPTS Efficient Development of Advanced Public Transportation ERNS Emergency Response Notification System
Systems ERPP Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan (CALFED)
EDI Electronic Data Interchange (ITS) ES Early Start
EDM Electronic Distance Measuring ESA Endangered Species Act;
EDP Electronic Data Processing; Environmentally Sensitive Area
Early Deployment Plan (ITS) ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Load, 80 kN
EDW effluentdominated water ESC Engineering Services Center
EEG electroencephalogram ESMR Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ITS)
EEM Environmental Enhancement & Mitigation program ESP Enhanced Services Program
(State) ESR End of Slope Rounding
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity ESU Evolutionary Significant Unit
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (fall, winter & spring runs of salmon)
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone, ET Earliest Time of Completion
200 miles beyond coast, Magnusen-Stevens Act ETC Estimate to Complete,
EF Early Finish Electronic Toll Collection (ITS)
EFH Essential Fish Habitat ETBE Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
EFT Electronic Fund Transfer ETS Emergency Telephone Services (ITS)
EIR Environmental Impact Report (CEQA) ETTM Electronic Toll Collection and Traffic Management
EIS Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) ETW Edge of Traveled Way

EIT Engineer-in-Training EV Earned Value
EJ Environmental Justice EVC End Vertical Curve
EKG electrocardiogram EWRI Environmental & Water Resources Institute (of ASCE)
ELI Element Level Inspection (bridges) EXPEAR Expert System Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
EMC Event Mean Concentration (Storm Runoff); Emergency E-76 Authorization to Proceed Summary Form
EMMS
Management Center (ITS)
Emissions Management Subsystem (ITS)
F
EMS Extinguishable Message Signs
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Equipment Management Systems
FACTS Flexible Advanced Computer Traffic Signal System
EO Equal Opportunity, Executive Order
FADS Federal Aid Data System: System which DLAEs & HQ
EOC Emergency Operations Center
enter project information and which links CT
EOG Education And Outreach Group
to FHWA’s FMIS system. Does not link to
EOS Equivalent Opening Size (Geotextile-Fabric);
LP2000.
Edge of Shoulder
FAE Federal-Aid Eligibility Code: This single-digit code is a
E&P Environmental & Permit
prefix used with the three-digit Agency Object
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Code to form the Caltrans four-digit Object (FAE
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community
6, 7, or 8) and Activity (FAE 1 or 2) Codes. The
Right-to-Know Act
FAE denotes whether or not the Object/Activity
EPI Economic Policy Institute
Code is eligible for federal reimbursement. FAE 1
EPL Excluded Partial List (DBE)
or 6 denotes eligibility for federal reimbursement,
EPM Ending Post Mile
FAE 2 or 7 denotes non-eligibility for
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
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reimbursement, and FAE 8 denotes undetermined FIP Federal Implementation Plan

eligibility. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (ITS)
FAHP Federal Aid Highway Program FIR Federal Indian Reservation
FAI Federal Aid Interstate FIRM Federal Insurance Rate Maps (Flood Plains)
FAP Federal Aid Primary F/L Finance Letter
FAPG Federal Aid Policy Guide FLEP Forest Land Enhancement Program
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. Forest Service)
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulations FLHD Federal Land Highway Division
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 (Freddie Mac) FPR Final Program Review
FHPM Federal Aid Highway Program Manual FR Federal Register
FHWA Federal Highway Administration; FRA Federal Railroad Administration
administers Federal highway funds FRIS Final Relocation Assistance Statement
FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act FRM Federal Reference Method, Final Rule Making
FIF Final Inspection Form FRO Federal Resources Office
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FRP fiber reinforced polymer, used in concrete include the costs of infrastructure assets in their financial
F-SHRP Future Strategic Highway Research Program statements)
FSOR Final Statement of Reasons GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services
FS Finish-to-Start GDP Gross Domestic Product
FSA Flexible Spending Account health plan GE Gravel equivalent
FSHCC Fast Setting Hydraulic Cement Concrete GEP Good Engineering Practice
FSP Freeway Service Patrol GERT Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique
FSR Feasibility Study Report; Gf Gravel Factor
Financial Study Report GFE Good Faith Effort
FSTIP Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association
Program. Prepared by CT per ISTEA, includes GHSR Governor's Highway Safety Representative
all highway and transit projects funded under Title GIS Geographic Information Systems
23 and Federal Transit Act. It is the global GNMA Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”)
funding document incorp. Programming for MPO GOGO Government-Owned/ Government-Operated
TIPs, State STIP, SHOPP and local rural Federal GPS Global Positioning System
aid work. GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe
FTA Federal Transit Administration; administers Federal transit GR Guard Rail
funds, alloc. dir to local agencies. Urban Mass GRH Guaranteed Ride Home
Transportation Act of 1964 GSA General Services Admin.
FTB Franchise Tax Board GUI Graphical User Interface
FTE Focused Training Evaluation GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
Full-time Employee GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program;

3-year list of transportation projects proposed
H
within the planning area of an MPO. Short range
HA Health Advisory
version of RTP.
H&T Hub and Tack
Projects are drawn from the STIP and SHOPP.
HABR Historic American Building Record
FTP File Transfer Protocol, Federal Test Procedures
HABS Historic American Buildings Survey
FU Functional Unit
HAER Historic American Engineering Record
FVMSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
HAP Hazardous Air Pollutant
FWD Falling Weight Deflectometer
HAPPS Hazardous Air Pollution Prioritization System
FWPCA Federal Water Pollution Control Act
HAR Highway Advisory Radio
FWS Fish & Wildlife Service (US)
HASR Historic Architecture Survey Report; Evaluation of
FY Fiscal Year
historic structures in the project study area
G HAZMAT
HAZOPS
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Operations
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HB&M Humbolt Base and Meridian
GAO General Accounting Office HBO Health Benefits Office
GAR Governor's Action Request HBRR Highway Bridge Rehab. & Replacement
GARVEE Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds (Fed program)
GASB 34 Governmental Accounting Standards Board statement 34 HCM Highway Capacity Manual
(calls for state and local transportation agencies to (Transportation Research Bd. )
HCP Habitat Conservation Plan
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HCS Hazard Communication Standard HSP Highway Safety Plan

HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HSPF Heating Season Performance Factor
HDM Caltrans Highway Design Manual HSOPP Highway Systems Operations & Protection Plan
HDPE High Density Polyethylene HSR High Speed Rail, Historic Survey Report
HEDTL Harmer E Davis Transportation Library HSRI Highway Safety Research Institute
HEEP Health and Environmental Effects Profile HTF Highway Trust Fund
HEPA Highly Efficient Particulate Air (Filter) HTIMS Highway Technology Information Management System
HERS-ST Highway Economic Requirements System-State Version HTML Hypertext Markup Language
software (for planning and scheduling highway work and HTTP Hypertext Transport Protocol
determining future highway system needs.)
HUD Housing & Urban Development;
HES Hazard Elimination Safety program (Fed)
Head Up Display (ITS)
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 post-
HWMP Hazardous Waste Management Plan
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 program
(deck crack mitigation) (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 (software)
HRER Historic Resource Evaluation Report; Evaluation of I/I Infiltration and Inflow
historic significance of certain man made features IIP Inter-regional Improvement Program
(canals) in the project study area 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
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IPA Information Practices Act; places specific IVIS In Vehicle Information System (ITS)
requirements on State agencies in the collection,
use, maintenance, and dissemination of J
information relating to individuals.
JB Junction Box
IPG Interagency Planning Group
JCL Job Control Language
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
JCP Jointed Concrete Pavement
IRP Interregional Partnership (STANCOG)
JP joint pole
IRR Intercity Rail; Indian Reservation Roads
JPA Joint Powers Agreement
IRRS Interregional Route System
JPCP Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement
Interregional Road System Plan
JRCP Jointed Reinforced Concrete
IRS Internal Revenue Service
JS junction structure
IRVM Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management
JUA ?
IRWA International Right of Way Association
IS
ISA
Information Services,
Initial Site Assessment;
Initial Study
K
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
ISSC Information Systems Service Center LA Local Agency
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act LAAPS Local Agency Automated Pay System
IT Information Technology LACMTA Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ITA Intertribal Transportation Association LACTC Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission
ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems 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 Program; Portion LASC Landscape Architecture Standards Committee
of STIP that includes Caltrans selected projects LCA Least Cost Alternate
(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
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LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LTAP Local Technical Assistance Program
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene LTC Local Transportation Commission
LDS Labor Distribution System LTEC Least Total Expected Cost to the public design
LEAD Local Equivalent Area Drainage method LTF Local Transportation Fund; receives TDA revenues = 0.25%
LED Light Emitting Diode sales tax for transit, bike & pedestrian
LEDPA Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative LTMA Lightweight Truck Mounted Attenuator
LEL Lowest Explosive Level LTPP Long-Term Pavement Performance
LEM Location Efficient Mortgage (see TOD) LTS Lime Treated sub-Base
LEO Low-Earth Orbit Satellite System LUICE Land use Inventory Contingency and Edit
LEP Limited English Proficiency LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LESS Least Cost Estimating & Scheduling System LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transformers
LF Late Finish; Linear Foot LVR Low Volume Road
LIBOR London InterBank Offered Rate
LIM Land Inventory and Monitoring system (SCS) M
LIP Local Intersection Program
MA Master Agreement; Minimum Allocation funds: Minor
LJAC Local Jurisdiction Advisory Committee
Arterial
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
LOC Local
MADT Monthly average daily
LOE Level of Effort
MAGLEV Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment
LOL Layout Line
Programs
LOP Letter of Permission
MAIT Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team
LOS Level of Service (A=freeflow, F=gridlock)
MAN Metropolitan Area Network (ITS)
LPA Local Programs Accounting
MAP Million Annual Passengers,
LPAMS Local Programs Accounting Management System:
Multiple Alternative Planning
provides appropriation management and
MAR Material Adjustment Report
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.
MBB Metal Beam Barrier
LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
LPP Local Programs Procedures
MBGR Median Barrier Guard Rail
LPP# Local Programs Procedure #
MBO Management by Objectives
LRDC Labor Relations Decision Council
MC Medium curing
LRFD Load & Resistant Factor Design
MCAG Merced County Assoc. of Governments
LRH Last Resort Housing
MCD Minor Civil Division
LRMS Location Reference Messaging Standard (ITS)
MCE Maximum Credible Earthquake
LROP Long Range Operations Plan
MCEDC Merced City Economic Development Corp.
LRT Light Rail Transit
MCFC Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
LS Lump sum, Late Start, Land Surveyor
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level
LSSRP Local Seismic Safety Retrofit Program
MCLG maximum contaminant level goal (water qual)
LSTP Local Surface Transportation Plan
MCM Minimum Control Measures (water qual)
LSUM Linear Synchronous Unipolar Motor
MCP Municipal Compliance Plan
LT Limited Term
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
L&T Lead and Tack (surveying)
MDB&M Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian (surveying)
LTA Local Transportation Authority
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MDI Model Deployment Initiative (ITS) MSDS Manufacturers Safety Data Sheet
MEA Master Environmental Assessment MSE Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining
MEP Minority Engineering Programs, MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Maximum Extent Practicable (water qual) MSL Maintenance Service Level, Mean Sea Level
MERS Maintenance Employees' Reporting System MSW Municipal Solid Waste
MESO Maintenance Employee Safety Orientation MT Mass Transit
META Maintenance Equipment Training Academy MTA Mass Transit Account
METS Materials Engineering and Testing Services MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
MG Minimum Guarantee funds (Bay Area)
MID Modesto Irrigation District MTD Memo-To-Designers
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension MTDB Metropolitan Transit Development Board (San Diego)
Minor Project- Less than $750,000, not STIP or SHOPP. In California, minor MTMC Military Traffic Management Command
capital outlay consists of construction projects or equipment acquired to complete a
construction project estimated to cost less than $750,000. The California MTP Mass Transportation Program,
Transportation Commission allocates a fiscal year level for this category with Metropolitan Transportation Plan
specific project allocation approval delegated to the Department. Minor is further
segregated into two categories: Minor A - Minor construction projects with an MUTCD Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
estimated contract value between $117K - $750K. Minor B - Minor construction
projects with an estimated value less than $117,000. MVMA Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association
MWBE Minority Women-owned Business Enterprise
MIS Management Information Systems,
MITMT
Major Investment Study
Major Incident Traffic Management Team
N
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 California NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
MMI Man-Machine Interface (ITS) NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers,
MMSI Maintenance Management System Improvement National Association of County Engineers
MNC Minor Collector (Rural) NACG National Association of County Governments
MOA Memorandum of Agreement NAC National Association of Counties
MODEM Modulator/Demodulator NAD North American Datum (surveying)
(Convert binary to analog signal for phone) NAE no adverse effect,
MOE Measure of Effectiveness National Academy of Engineering
MOS Metal-Oxide Semiconductor, NAER National Architectural and Engineering Record
margin of safety NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
MOST Methodology for Optimizing Signal Timing NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act of
MOU Memorandum of understanding 1990
MPGR Metal Plate Guard Railing NAHC Native American Heritage Commission
MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization NAHSC National Automated Highway System Consortium
MPU Microprocessing Unit NAICS North American Industrial Classification System
MSA Merit Salary Adjustment NALEO National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed
Metropolitan Statistical Area Officials
Management System Activities, a two digit code NAMS National Air Monitoring Stations
for levels 5,6 or 7 in WBS, also on TRS NAP Non-attainment Area Plan
Medical Savings Account health plan NAPA National Academy for Public Assistance, National Asphalt
Maintenance Superintendents Association Paving Association, National Automobile Parts
MS-DOS MicroSoft-Disk Operating System Association
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NAPCA National Air Pollution Control Administration NES/BA Natural Environmental Survey / Biological Assessment;
NAR National Architecture Review (ITS) Evaluation of native species and habitat found in
NARD Numerical Analysis of Roadside Design project study area.
NARSTO North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NAS National Academy of Sciences NET National Emissions Trends Inventory
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NFIP National Flood Insurance Program
NASR Negative Archeological Survey Report NFPA National Fire Prevention Association
NASS National Accident Sampling System NGS National Geodetic Survey
NATTTC National Association of Transportation NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Technology Transfer Centers NHI National Highway Institute
NAV Navigation NHPA National Historic Preservation Act,
NAWCA North American Wetlands Conservation Act Federal, 1966, esp. section 106. See also State
NB Northbound Public Resources Code Sections 5024 and 5024.5
NBI National Bridge Inventory, bridge data supplied by states for NHPN National Highway Planning Network
the NBIS (see also BMS) NHS National Highway System
NBIS National Bridge Inspection Standards, are minimum NHSB National Highway Safety Bureau
requirements for inspection standards NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Bridge Inventory System NIA National ITS Architecture
NBS National Bureau of Standards NICET National Institute for Certification in
NBSSR Noise Barrier Scope Study (or Summary) Report for sound Engineering Technologies
wall projects NIH National Institutes of Health
NCAC National Crash Analysis Center NII National Information Infrastructure (ITS)
NCAPA Northern California Asphalt Producers Assoc. NIMBY Not In My Back Yard
NCAT National Center for Asphalt Technology NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NCCER National Council for Civil Engineering Research NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center (FBI)
NCEER National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NLAA Not Likely to Adversely Effect
NCPP National Center for Pavement Preservation NLT COB No Later Than Close Of Business
NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures NMCSP National Motor Carrier Safety Program
ND Negative Declaration, None Detected (water qual) NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NDAA Natural Disaster Assistance Act NMSL National Maximum Speed Limit
NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance NO Nitric Oxide
NDSP National Dam Safety Program NOA Naturally Occurring Asbestos; Notice of Arrival
NDT Non-Destructive Testing NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NE no effect NOAEL no-observed-adverse-effect level
NEAR National Emergency Aid Radio NOEL No Observable Effect Level
NEDS National Emissions Data System NOC Notice of Construction
NEEP National Experimental and Evaluation Program NOCC Notice of Construction Completion
NEHRP National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program NOD Notice of Determination
NEIS National Environmental Information Service (CEQA – project approval)
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NOI Notice of Intent
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act (1969)- all Fed. funded (NEPA process, notice placed in Federal Register
projects require Fed. review advising public that EIS will be prepared for a
project)
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NOL Naval Ordinance Laboratory NWP Nation Wide Permit (Section 404)
NOP Notice of Preparation
(CEQA – notice that EIS will be prepared) O
NOPR Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking
OA Obligation Authority (Federal, $/year)
NOS National Oceanic Survey
OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA
n.o.s. not otherwise specified
OBM Office of Business Management
NOT Notice of Termination
OBS Organization Breakdown Structure
N2O Nitrous Oxide
OBRA90 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
OC Over-crossing
NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
OCP Office of Community Planning
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System OCTA Orange County Transportation Authority
(revised, thanks to Mary MacGillivray, District 7 Office of Project Studies)
O&D survey Origin and Destination
NPHQ National Partnership for Highway Quality O&M Operation and Maintenance
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rule Making OE Office Engineer, Operating Expense
NPS National Park Service OEA Office of External Audits,
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 (U.S.
formerly SCS 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
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OREA Office of Real Estate Appraisers PBA Performance Based Asphalt

OSC Office of Structure Construction PBDEs polybrominated diphenyl ethers (see BFRs)
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PBMS Performance Based Measurements Systems
(U.S.) PBO Programmatic Biological Opinion
OSI Open Systems Interconnection (ITS) PBX Private Branch Exchange
OSM&I Office of Structures and Maintenance Inspection PC Program Coordinator; Prime Coat;
O3 Ozone Party Chief; Personal Computer
OST Office of the Secretary of Transportation; PCA Portland Cement Association
Out of State Travel PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls
OT Overtime PCC Point of compound curvature;
OTI Office of Traffic Improvement Portland Cement Concrete
OTP Operational Test Plan (ITS) PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement,
OTS Office of Traffic Safety Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe
OWM Office of Wastewater Management (EPA) PCE Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (NEPA),
OWP Overall Work Plan or Program Perchloroethylene
PCEPH Passenger Car Equivalents Per Hour
P PCI Paint Condition Index;
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
P2 Pollution Prevention
PCi/L Pico Curies per Liter (water qual., radioactivity)
P3 Primavera Project Planner (software)
PCP Primary Care Physician
P4 Pollution Prevention Permitting Project
PCS Personal Communications System
P&P Policy and Procedure Directive
PCSD President's Council on Sustainable Development
P&R Park-and-Ride
PCR Project Change Request
PABS Programming and Budgeting System
PCS Project Control Survey;
PAC Policy Advisory Committee
Permit Compliance System
PACT Program Accountability in Caltrans
PCVC Point of compound vertical curve
PADP Ports Access Demonstration Project
PD Project Development
PA&ED Project Approval & Environmental Document
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
PAI Principal Arterial – Interstate
PDF Portable Document Format –
PAMS Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations
Adobe Acrobat stuff
PA/SI Preliminary Assessment / Site Investigation
PDH Professional Development Hour
PAP Perforated aluminum pipe
PDM Probabilistic Dilution Model ;
PAQSD Primary Air Quality Standards
Precedence Diagramming Method
PAR Personnel Action Request,
PDO Property Damage Only
Project Authorization Request,
PDPM Project Development Procedures Manual
Project Approval Report
PDRC Pavement Design and Rehabilitation Committee
PARF Position Action Request Form
PDS Project Development Support
PASSER II Progression Analysis and Signal System
PDT Project Development Team
Evaluation Routine
PE Preliminary Engineering, Polyethylene,
PATH Partners for Advanced Transportation
Professional Engineer, Project Engineer
and Highways
PEAR Preliminary Environmental Assessment Report
PAYT Pay As You Throw
PECG Professional Engineers in California
PB Paint binder; Pull Box
Government
Pb Lead
PEDP Professional Engineer Development Program
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PEER Permit Engineering Evaluation Report PLA Project Labor Agreement

PeMS Performance Measurement System PLP Personal Leave Program
PERMIS Personnel Employee Records for the Management PLUM Projected Land Use Model
Information System PM Project Manager; Post Mile;
Permit 106 Review process for the National Historic Preventive Maintenance; Particulate Matter
Preservation Act PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge
Permit 1601 A streambed alteration agreement for U.S. PMCS Project Management Control System
Department of Fish & Game PMDW Project Management Data Warehouse
Permit 4(f) Use of parkland Permit PMI Project Management Institute
404 Permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PMP Perforated Metal Pipe;
Permit 7 Pertains to the Endangered Species Act Project Management Professional
PERS Public Employees Retirement System PMPM Project Management Procedures Manual
PERT Project Evaluation and Review Technique PMR Position Management Report
PES Preliminary Environmental Study PMS Pavement Management System;
PET Project Estimating Tool Parking Management System (ITS)
PF Planned Finish Date, Pay Factor PMSU Project Management Support Unit
PFCs Perfluorinated Carbons PM-10 Particulate Matter 10 microns or smaller
PFT Permanent Full Time PN Paving Notch
PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric PO Purchase Order
PHG Public Health Goal (water qual) set by CEPA POC Pedestrian Over-Crossing;
PHS U.S. Public Health Service Point on (horizontal) curve
PI Permanent Intermittent POE Port of Entry
PIA Project ITS Architecture POGO Privately-Owned/ Government-Operated
PIAS Personal Information Access Subsystem (ITS) POM
PKm Post Kilometer PONTIS AASHTO supported bridge management program
PLH Public Land Highway (Fed program)
Polycyclic Organic Matter
PI Permanent Intermittent POP Post Office Protocol
(Civil Service Appointment), POS Point Of Service health plan
preliminary investigation, POT Point on tangent
Point of Intersection POVC Point on vertical curve
PIB Personnel Information Bulletin P&P Policy & Procedure
PIC Private Industry Council ppb Parts Per Billion
PID Project Initiation Document PPC Plastic Pipe Culvert
PIER Post-Implementation Evaluation Report PPDG Project Planning and Design Guide
PIMS Personnel Information Management System PPE personal protective equipment
PIN Personal Identification Number, PPIC Public Policy Institute of California
Priority Index Number PPM Planning, Programming & Monitoring,
(for barrier rail replacement projects) Policy and Procedures Memorandum
PIO Public Information Officer ppm Parts Per Million
PIP Payroll Input Process, Project Initiation Proposal PPNO Planning and Programming Number
PISA Project Information System & Analysis, PPO Preferred Provider Organization
or Administration PPT Permanent-Part Time (Employee)
PK Parker-Kalan Nail ppt part per trillion
P/L Property line PQS Professionally Qualified Staff
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PR Project Report
PRC Point of Reversing Curve Q
Prop 116 State bicycle program
QAP Quality Assurance Program,
PRF Pavement Reinforcing Fabric
Qualification Appraisal Panel
PRISM Performance and Registration Information System
QA/QC Quality Assurance/ Quality Control
Management (not PRSM)
QBS Qualification Based Selection
PR2/2A Fed/State supplemental agreement and modification to
QCIP Quality and Continuous Improvement Program
agreement (being phased out)
QCRP Quality Control Review Process
PRS Performance Related Specifications
QIP Quality Improvement Plan
PRSM Project Resources and Schedule Management
QoS Quality of Service
(not PRISM)
PRVC
PS
point of reverse vertical curve
Planned Start Date
R
PSA Program Supplemental Agreement;
RA Reasonable Alternative; Regulatory Alternatives;
Precursor System Architecture (ITS)
Regulatory Analysis; Remedial Action;
PSCS Project Schedule and Control System
Resource Allocation; Risk Analysis;
PSDP Planning Staff Development Program
Risk Assessment
PS&E Plans, Specs and Estimate
RABA Revenue Aligned Budget Authority, annual funding
PSI Preliminary Site Investigation;
adjustment highway program to firewall level
pounds per square inch
reflecting receipt estimates.
Pollutant Standards Index
RAC Rubberized Asphalt Concrete
psig Pressure Per Square Inch Gauge
Research Advisory Committee
PSM Point Source Monitoring
RACM Reasonable Available Control Measures
PSP Pedestrian Safety Program;
(air qual.)
perforated steel pipe
RAD Rapid Application Development,
PSR Project Study Report for STIP projects, preprogramming
Radiation Adsorbed Dose
information.
RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrix
PSS Personnel Services Specialist
RAN Revenue Anticipation Note
PSSR Project Scoping Summary Report
RAO Regional Administrative Officer
for SHOPP projects
RAP Relocation Assistance Program or Payments;
PSTIP Proposed State Transportation Improvement Program
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
RAPID Rural Agency Project Implementation District
PTA Public Transportation Account;
RAQS Regional Air Quality Strategy
the major State account for mass transportation
RAS Regional Arterial System
PTMS Public Transportation Management System
RAW Revenue Anticipation Warrant (“bridge” loan)
P2P TCD Peer-to-Peer program on Traffic Control Devices (FHWA)
RBS Resource Breakdown Structure
PTS Positive Train Separation (ITS)
RCA Recycled Concrete Aggregate
PUC Public Utilities Commission
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
RCP Reinforced Concrete Pipe
PVEA Petroleum Violation Escrow Account
RCR Route Concept Report, part of planning process which
PY Person – Year (1758-1800 hours)
provides a service concept
PYE Person Year Equivalent
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
PYPSCAN Person Year Project Scheduling & Cost Analysis
R&D Remove & Dispose
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RDO Regular Day Off Federally required 20-year plan by MPO’s,

RDP Route Development Plan, part of planning process which updated every 3-years
provides alternatives RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency,
RDNA Recombinant DNA State designated agency responsible for prep. of
RDS Radio Data Systems (ITS) RTP & RTIP
R&S Remove & Salvage RTS Remote Traveler Support Subsystem (ITS)
RE Resident Engineer RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
REMOVE Reduced Motor Vehicle Emissions Program
REVISIT RBS Evaluation, Verification, Integration & Support S
Improvement Team
SAAMP Special Area Aquatic Management Plan
RFA Request for Authorization
SAB Seismic Advisory Board
RFB Request for Bid
SACOG Sacramento Area Council of Governments
RFG Reformulated Gasoline
SADBU Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization
RFP Request for Proposal
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
RFQ Request for Qualifications
SAFEs Service Authorities for Freeway Emergencies
Request for Quotation
SAFETEA Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient
RFS Richmond Field Station (UCB)
Transportation Equity Act of 2003
RIA Regulatory Impact Analysis;
SAIN Substance Abuse Information Network
Regional ITS Architecture
SAM State Administrative Manual
RICO Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
SAME Society of American Military Engineers
RIFA Red Imported Fire Ant
SAMI Stress-Absorbing Membrane Interlayer
RIP Regional Improvement Plan
SANBAG San Bernardino Associated Governments
RLF Red Legged Frog
SANDAG San Diego Association of Governments
RM risk management
SAP Sampling and Analysis Plan
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. Est.
RRC Rural Residential Center
current STIP process; timely use
RRR Resurfacing (overlay), Restoration (to original condition),
SBS Sick Building Syndrome
Rehabilitation (upgrade guardrail, widen
SC Slow Curing; Start Construction
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 Program, 75% of
SCEDCO Stanislaus County Economic Development Corporation
STIP funds. List of projects submitted to CTC by
SCFM Standard Cubic Feet Per Minute
RTPAs for seven year horizon, updated every two
SCH State Clearing House
years.
SCO State Controllers Office
RTL Ready To List
SCOH Standing Committee on Highways
RTP Regional Transportation Plan,
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SCS Soil Conservation Service (now NRCS) Cannot increase roadway capacity. SB 1435-Kopp
SCSP Storm and Combined Sewer Program SHRP State Highway Research Program
SD Structurally Deficient (bridge), SHS State Highway System
Standard Deviation SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer
SDC Seismic Design Criteria SHRC State Historical Resources Commission
SDO Standards Development Organization SHWL Seasonal High Water Level
SDP Strategic Deployment Plan SI International System of Units
SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act (The Modernized Metric System)
SEA Systems Engineering Analysis SI&A Structure Inventory and Appraisal
SEAC Sulfur Extended Asphalt Concrete SIB State Infrastructure Bank
SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SIC Standard Industrial Classification,
SEP Special Emphasis Program Standard Industry Code
Special Experimental Project; (ex.: FHWA SIG Special Interest Group
allowed states to evaluate the design-build method SIGOP Signal Optimization
on an experimental basis through SEP-14. SIMS Sign Inventory Management System
Section 4(f) USDOT Act of 1966, Protects publicly owned SIP State Implementation Plan; air qual. Required by Fed, CAA
parks, recreational areas, wildlife and water fowl of 1970. In order to be eligible for Fed $ projects
refuges and land from historic sites must demonstrate conformity to SIP.
Section 7 Of Endangered Species Act of 1973 SISA Special In-grade Salary Adjustment
Section 9 Prohibited Acts SJCOG San Joaquin Council of Government
Section 10 Habitat Conservation Plans SJHTC San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor
Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. SJVAPCD San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Protection of cultural resources and historic properties. SLA Structures Local Assistance,
Section 130 Railroad / Highway At-Grade Crossings Simbionese Liberation Army
Safety Program (different people, same acronym)
Section 404 of the 1977 Federal Clean Water Act SLAE Structure Local Assistance Engineer
SER Standard Environmental Reference SLAMS State and Local Air Monitoring Stations
http://www.dot.ca.gov/ser/ SLIMS ?
SF Scheduled Finish Date / Start-to-Finish; SLC State Land Commission
Standard Form; Superfund SLD Sea Level Datum
SFOBB San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SFP Single Focal Point SLPDP State and Local Project Development Program
S&H CodeStreets & Highways Code – laws governing funding & SLTC Soluble Threshold Limit Concentration (Cal)
development of projects SLTPP State Local Transportation Partnership Program State,
SHA State Highway Account; Major account for highways (gas discontinued)
tax & weight fees) SMARA Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (Calif.)
State Highway Agency SMART Structure Maintenance Automatic Report Transmittal system
SHBSB State Historic Building Safety Board Goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
SHELL Subsystem of Highways for the Movement of Extralegal Realistic, Time limited.
Permit Loads SMBB single metal beam barrier
SHOPP State Highway Operation and Protection Program, four & SMR Specialized Mobile Radio
ten-year capital improvement program for SMS Highway Safety Management System
rehabilitation, safety, and operational SMSA Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
improvements on state highways. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SNAFU Situation Normal All Fouled Up (polite form) STA State Transit Assistance;
SNAP Sonic Nap Alert Pattern State funding for mass transit oper. & cap. Imp.,
(Penn. Turnpike type rumble strip) By law, STA must receive 50% of PTA revenues
SNC Significant Noncompliance STA State Transportation Agency
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (ITS) STAA Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
SO Sulfur Dioxide STANCOG Stanislaus Council of Governments
SOAP Signal Operations Analysis Package STAPPA State And Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators
SOC Synthetic Organic Chemicals STBB Single Thrie Beam Barrier
SOF State Only Funding STC State Training Center
SOFC solid oxide fuel cell, see APU STD Sate Transportation Department
SONET Synchronous Optical Network (ITS) STE State Transportation Enhancement
SOQ Statement of Qualifications STEL short-term exposure limit
SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle STIP State Transportation Improvement Program,
SOW Statement of Work 4-year list of projects approved by CTC and is a
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide list of major projects.
SOx Sulfur Oxides ITIP (25%) & RTIP (75%)
SPB State Personnel Board STC State Training Center
SPE Start Preliminary Engineering STMF Simple Transportation Management Framework (ITS)
SPI Schedule Performance Index STMP Simple Transportation Management Protocol (ITS)
SP&R State Planning & Research STO Smart Testing Operations
SR2S Safe Routes to School program STP Surface Transportation Program (Fed)
(Fed) (est. by AB 1475, ext. by SB 10) (Formerly FAU or FAS)
SPB State Personnel Board Study; Standard Temperature and Pressure
SPMIT Statewide Project Management Improvement Team STPP Surface Transportation Policy Project
SPRR Southern Pacific Railroad STPL Surface Transportation Program (Local)
SQL Standard Query Language STRAHNET STRAtegic Highways NETwork
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 Assistance
SROA State Restriction of Appointments 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
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SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan TCRP Transportation Congestion Relief Program,
SWQAG Storm Water Quality Assessment Guide Transit Cooperative Research Program
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board TCS Transportation Control Strategy,
SWTF Storm Water Task Force Traffic Controller Synchronizer,
SYSOP Systems Operator Traffic Control Systems,
Transportation Corridor Study
T Toll Collection Subsystem
T&D Training and Development
T2 Technology Transfer
TDA Transportation Development Act; State law, 1971, 0.25%
TA Technical Advisory
sales tax for transit & bike
TAC Technical Advisory Committee
TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TAC/ALC Technical Advisory Committee for Agricultural Land
TDIP Technology Deployment Initiatives and Partnerships
Conservation
TAG Technical Advisory Group TDM Transportation Demand Management;
TAM Transportation Asset Management Travel Demand Management
(FHWA, resource allocation strategies) TDMA Time Division Multiple Access (ITS)
TAS Toll Administration Subsystem TDP Transportation Development Plan
TAR Tribal Authority Rule (Formerly RDP),
TASAS Traffic Accident Surveillance and Analysis System Tons Per Day (air qual.)
TAT Tire Anchor Timber Wall TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TAU Temporary Authorization Appointment TE Transportation Engineer
TB Top of Bank T&E Threatened and Endangered (species)
TBB Thrie beam barrier TEA Transportation Enhancement Act
TBC Top Back of Curb or Activities program (Fed)
TC Top of Curb TEAM Together Everybody Achieves More (not CT)
TCA Transportation Corridor Agency TEC Travel Expense Claim; Total Escalated Cost
TCB Traffic Control Box TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Fed);
TCCC Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council 1998-2004
(FHWA led pooled fund study for training TeNS Technical Noise Supplement
management and development under NHI) (http://env.dot.ca.gov/env/noise/index.htm)
TCDD Dioxin (Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) TERO Tribal Employment Rights Office or Ordinances
TCDH Traffic Control Devices Handbook TF Total Float / Target Finish Date
TCE Trichloroethylene TFHRC Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (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; Temporary
TCM Transportation Control Measure 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
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& Innovation Act needs and to respond effectively to the

TIGER Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding Referencing requirements placed on the Department as a result
System of the implementation of the California Fiscal
TIP Transportation Improvement Program Information System.
TIS Travelers Information System TRAQ Transportation Air Quality Center
TISE Take It Somewhere Else TRARR Traffic on Rural Roads
TISP The Infrastructure Security Partnership TRB Transportation Research Board
(Congress of Infrastructure Security for the Built (formerly Highway Research Board)
Environment) TRIP The Road Information Program
T&L Time and Labor TRIS Transportation Research Information System (UCB), see C-
TL Transportation Laboratory TRIS
TLI Terrain Line Interpolation TRIS Transportation Research Information System; Toxic Release
TLV Threshold Limit Value Inventory System
TMA Transportation Management Assoc. or Area TRMC Transit Management Center
TMC Transportation Management Center; TRMS Transit Management Subsystem
Traffic Management Center TRRL Transportation Road Research Laboratory
TMCC Truck-Mounted Crash Cushion TRS Time Reporting System (history)
TMDD Traffic Management Data Dictionary (ITS) TRSP Traffic-Responsive Plan (Generation)
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load; ….Limit TRT Technical Review Team
TMIP Travel Model Improvement Program Transportation Research Thesaurus
TMP Transportation Management Plan TRVS Transit Vehicle Subsystem (ITS)
TMS Traffic Management (or Monitoring or Maintenance) System TSC Transportation Systems Center
or Subsystem, see TSM TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
TNT Trinitrotoluene TSDP Transportation System Development Plan
TOC Traffic Operations Center; TSDF Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities
Total Organic Carbon/ Compound, Section 4(f) TSIP Transportation Systems Information Program
TOD Transit Oriented Development TSM Transportation System Management program (State,
TOMIS Traffic Operations Management Information Service discontinued) See TMS
TON Threshold of Odor Number (water qual) TSN Transportation System Network
TOPICS Traffic Operations Program to Improve TSO Time-share operation
Capacity & Safety TSP Total Suspended Particulates,
TOPSS Transportation Operations and Project Support System (New Traffic Synchronization Projects
time system) TSS Total Suspended Solids
TOS Traffic Operations System TSSS Total Station Survey System
TOT/MVM Total Accidents Per Million Vehicle Miles TTHM Total Trihalomethane
TP Turning Point (surveying) TTLC Total Threshold Limit Concentration
TPB Treated Permeable Base TTIA Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 1995
TPC Technical Planning Committee TTN Technology Transfer Network
TP&D Transportation Planning & Development account TTP Technology Transfer Program (UCB)
TPL Truck Passing Lane TTY Teletype
TPM Transportation Planning Manual TUF date Timely Utilization of Funding?
TQM Total Quality Management TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
TRAMS Transportation Accounting & Management System: TVOC Total Volatile Organic Compounds
developed to meet the Department's reporting TWLTL Two Way Left Turn Lane
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UST Underground Storage Tank

U USTIP Updated State Transportation Improvement Program
USTR Unites States Trade Representative
UA Urbanized Area
UTC Ultimate Transportation Corridor
UAA Use Attainability Analysis (water qual) UTCS Urban Traffic Control System
UAM Urban Air-shed Model UTPS Urban Transportation Planning System
UAQI Uniform Air Quality Index UUA use attainability analysis,
UART Universal Asynchronous Transmitter Receivers (Computer (EPA, water body recreational use.)
Chip) UV Ultraviolet
UC Under-crossing UZA Urbanized Area
UCITS University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
UCP Unified Certification Program (DBE) V
UCS Unconfined Compressive Strength
UFAS Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards VA Veterans Administration Value Analysis
UG Underground VC Vertical Curve
UGB Urban Growth Boundaries V/C Volume /Capacity ratio
UHPC Ultra High Performance Concrete VCM Vertical Control Monumentation
UIT ultrasonic impact treatment, for welds VDT Video Display Terminal
UITP International Union of Public Transport VE Value Engineering
ULEV Ultra Low Emission Vehicles VECP Value Engineering Change Proposal
UMRA Un-funded Mandates Reform Act VELB Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
UMTA Urban Mass Transit Agency, ……Administration (lives in stems > one inch)
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural VEP Value Engineering Proposal
Organization VFC Vehicle Fuel Consumption
UNPARs Unprogram Project Approval Requests VGA Virtual Graphics Array
UP Underpass VHT Vehicle-Hours of Travel
URISA Urban and Regional Information Systems Assoc. VISTA Video Information System Training Assoc., Inc.
URL Universal Resource Locator; VKT Vehicle Kilometers Traveled
Universal Reader Language VMS Variable Message Sign
UROAD Urban Mass Transportation Agency VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled,
USA United States of America; common measurement for driving demand
Underground Service Alert VOC Volatile Organic Compounds;
USC United States Code; Unified Soil Classification Volume and Occupancy Control (Constant)
USC&GS United States Coast and Geodetic Survey VOS Vehicle Operating Survey
USCE United States Corps of Engineers (ARMY) VRC Vehicle/Roadside Communications (ITS)
USCG
USDA
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Agriculture
W
USFS U.S. Forest Service
WADS Wide Area Detection Systems
USFWS United States Fish & Wildlife Service
WAN Wide Area Network
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
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WC Worker's Compensation the budget year is zero, thus intensive justification

WCC Work Category Code and critical review of all components is required
WDT Weight-Distance Tax before approval
WEN Workload Estimating Norm ZEV Zero Emissions Vehicle
WES Waterways Experiment Station ZRL Zero Risk Level
WET Wetland Evaluation Technique
WGRA Western Governmental Research Association
WHO World Health Organization / United Nations
WIB Workforce Investment Board
WPA watershed protection approach
WPCM Water Pollution Control Manager
WPCP Water Pollution Control Program
WQBEL water quality-based effluent limit
WQC Water Quality Criteria
WQI Watershed Quality Index
WQS water quality standard
WS White Stripe
WSP Welded Steel Pipe
WSRA Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
WSPRO Water Surface Profile
WSTP Wastewater Sewage Treatment Plant
WWBE White Women-owned Business Enterprise
WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant
WWW World-Wide Web
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
WZS Work Zone Safety
WZTC Work Zone Traffic Control
X
XPM Expert Project Management
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
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Bold = Deemed to be particularly common in Caltrans Local Assistance

AB 872 1999: Authorizes local agencies to spend Fed & State

A AB1475 SR2S established in CA

ACI American Concrete Institute AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System

ARA Automatic Road Analyzer AVO Automated Vehicle Operation (ITS)

Categorical Exclusion (Federal) CEA Career Executive Assignment (Appointment)

Compliance Sampling Inspection CWA Clean Water Act

ED Environmental Document ER Emergency Relief (Fed)

EIS Environmental Impact Statement (NEPA) ETW Edge of Traveled Way

reimbursement, and FAE 8 denotes undetermined FIP Federal Implementation Plan

F-SHRP Future Strategic Highway Research Program statements)

FSOR Final Statement of Reasons GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services

FS Finish-to-Start GDP Gross Domestic Product

FSA Flexible Spending Account health plan GE Gravel equivalent

FSR Feasibility Study Report; Gf Gravel Factor

Financial Study Report GFE Good Faith Effort

funding document incorp. Programming for MPO GOGO Government-Owned/ Government-Operated

aid work. GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe

FTA Federal Transit Administration; administers Federal transit GR Guard Rail

Transportation Act of 1964 GSA General Services Admin.

FTB Franchise Tax Board GUI Graphical User Interface

FTE Focused Training Evaluation GVW Gross Vehicle Weight

Full-time Employee GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program;

GAO General Accounting Office HBO Health Benefits Office

GARVEE Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds (Fed program)

HCS Hazard Communication Standard HSP Highway Safety Plan

OREA Office of Real Estate Appraisers PBA Performance Based Asphalt

PEER Permit Engineering Evaluation Report PLA Project Labor Agreement

RDO Regular Day Off Federally required 20-year plan by MPO’s,

SNC Significant Noncompliance STA State Transportation Agency

SO Sulfur Dioxide STANCOG Stanislaus Council of Governments

SOC Synthetic Organic Chemicals STBB Single Thrie Beam Barrier

SOF State Only Funding STC State Training Center

SONET Synchronous Optical Network (ITS) STE State Transportation Enhancement

SOQ Statement of Qualifications STEL short-term exposure limit

SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle STIP State Transportation Improvement Program,

SOW Statement of Work 4-year list of projects approved by CTC and is a

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide list of major projects.

SOx Sulfur Oxides ITIP (25%) & RTIP (75%)

SPB State Personnel Board STC State Training Center

SP&R State Planning & Research STO Smart Testing Operations

(Fed) (est. by AB 1475, ext. by SB 10) (Formerly FAU or FAS)

SPB State Personnel Board Study; Standard Temperature and Pressure

SPRR Southern Pacific Railroad STPL Surface Transportation Program (Local)

SQL Standard Query Language STRAHNET STRAtegic Highways NETwork

SROA State Restriction of Appointments Act (1987)

SRP Secondary Road Plans SU Source Unit

SRT Slotted Rail Terminal SUDP Specific Urban Development Plan

SS Scheduled Start Date / Start-to-Start Superpave Superior PERforming asphalt PAVEments

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

& Innovation Act needs and to respond effectively to the

UST Underground Storage Tank

WC Worker's Compensation the budget year is zero, thus intensive justification

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