Streamlining Permitting and Mitigation Processes to Improve SCDOT Project Delivery

Huynh, Nathan N.; Wang, Jing; Vidal, Jose; Wang, Sicheng

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Streamlining Permitting and Mitigation Processes to Improve SCDOT Project Delivery

2025-08-08
By Huynh, Nathan N. ; Wang, Jing ; Vidal, Jose ; ...

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Creators:

Huynh, Nathan N. ; Wang, Jing ; Vidal, Jose ; Wang, Sicheng
Corporate Creators:

University of South Carolina. Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Corporate Contributors:

South Carolina Department of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Best Practices Electronic Permitting, Jurisdictional Determination Mitigation Forecasting Permits Project Delivery Project Management Project Screening State Departments Of Transportation
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-SC-25-03
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; South Carolina
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

South Carolina. Department of Transportation
Abstract:

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) identified three areas that have significant effect on its ability to deliver projects on time and on budget: (1) inconsistent permit application submittals among consultants that led to delay in approval by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, (2) inability to consistently identify “red flags” early in the project development process, and (3) lack of mitigation credit coverage. The objective of this project is to reduce risks in these areas by updating tools originally developed during Phase 1, which have been in use by SCDOT staff and consultants since July 2022. These updated tools include the Project Screening Tool (ArcGIS web app), Mitigation Forecasting Tool (ArcGIS web app), Jurisdictional Determination (JD) Tool (ArcGIS web app), JD web-based smart form, and General Permit web-based smart form. In Phase 2, four additional compliance-related tools were developed: (1) the Project Tracking smart form, (2) Pre-Letting Checklist smart form, (3) Commitment Log smart form, and (4) Inspection Report smart form. These compliance tools have been adopted and used by SCDOT staff and consultants as of July 2023.
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PDF
Funding:

761
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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