Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP)
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Where transportation systems such as roads and tracks intersect waterways, a result may create barriers that impede the passage and impair the habitat of aquatic organisms and other wildlife. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), promotes approaches to reduce or remove barriers to passage of both aquatic and wildlife species where they interact with our Nation’s transportation system. The FHWA also recognizes that removing these barriers may have flood risk reduction, environmental, cultural, and societal benefits. Aquatic organism populations may be critical to local economies and Native and Tribal communities.
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/culverthyd/aquatic/culvertaop.cfm
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- 2024 June 25 - announcement of $196M for FY 2023 grants.