Glossary

To help you understand more of the design process, we listed and defined common terms, phrases, and acronyms. For some items, you may see a "(Learn More)" link. Clicking on these links will open a separate browser window to a website relating to the item.

We tried to be all inclusive, however if you heard something in a meeting or somewhere else on this site you don't understand, please Contact Us and we will add it to our list.

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A

ADT - Average Daily Traffic

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B

BCR - Bridge Condition Report

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C

CBD - Central Business District

CHARRETTE - An Urban Design and Planning Process (External Reference)

CMAP - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

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D

DHV - Design Hour Volume

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E

EA - Environmental Assessment

EIS - Environmental Impact Statement

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F

FAP - Federal-Aid-Project; Federal-Aid-Primary (Route)

FHWA - Federal Highway Authority

FRA - Federal Railroad Administration

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H

HMA - Hot-Mix Asphalt

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I

IDNR - Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Learn More)

IDOT - Illinois Department of Transportation

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L

LOS - Level of Service

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M

MCDOT - McHenry County Division of Transportation

MCCD - McHenry County Conservation District (Learn More)

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N

NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (Learn More)

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P

PDP - Proposed Drainage Plan

PDR - Project Development Report

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R

ROW - Right-of-Way

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T

T&E - Threatened and Endangered Species (Learn More)

TAG - Technical Advisory Group

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V

V/C - Volume to Capacity

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	Glossary To help you understand more of the design process, we listed and defined common terms, phrases, and acronyms. For some items, you may see a "(Learn More)" link. Clicking on these links will open a separate browser window to a website relating to the item. We tried to be all inclusive, however if you heard something in a meeting or somewhere else on this site you don't understand, please Contact Us and we will add it to our list. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A ADT - Average Daily Traffic ^Top B BCR - Bridge Condition Report ^Top C CBD - Central Business District CHARRETTE - An Urban Design and Planning Process (External Reference) CMAP - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning ^Top D DHV - Design Hour Volume ^Top E EA - Environmental Assessment EIS - Environmental Impact Statement ^Top F FAP - Federal-Aid-Project; Federal-Aid-Primary (Route) FHWA - Federal Highway Authority FRA - Federal Railroad Administration ^Top H HMA - Hot-Mix Asphalt ^Top I IDNR - Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Learn More) IDOT - Illinois Department of Transportation ^Top L LOS - Level of Service ^Top M MCDOT - McHenry County Division of Transportation MCCD - McHenry County Conservation District (Learn More) ^Top N NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act (Learn More) ^Top P PDP - Proposed Drainage Plan PDR - Project Development Report ^Top R ROW - Right-of-Way ^Top S ^Top T T&E - Threatened and Endangered Species (Learn More) TAG - Technical Advisory Group ^Top V V/C - Volume to Capacity ^Top