Introduction to NEPA

Learning Modules:
Module 1:  Policies and Principles of NEPA
Module 2:  NEPA Umbrella/Roles and Responsibilities of NEPA Participants
Module 3: The NEPA Process and its Elements
Module 4: Types of NEPA Documents
Module 5: Other Environmental Laws
Module 6: VDOT’s NEPA Process for LPAs
Module 7: Environmental Streamlining and Accelerated Project Delivery

Ed Sundra

Ed Sundra is the Director of Program Development overseeing the planning, environment, right of way, and finance programs for the FHWA Virginia Division Office. He has worked for FHWA for over 34 years and in the Virginia Division Office over 32 years. Most of his time has been spent working in the environmental area where he has been responsible for coordinating, reviewing, and approving NEPA documents including Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments/Findings of No Significant Impact, and Environmental Impact Statements/Records of Decision. During his career in Virginia, he has been involved with or managed the NEPA process for FHWA for a number large-scale projects including the Springfield Interchange, Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Interstate 73, SMART Highway, Charlottesville Bypass, Capital Beltway HOT Lanes, I-95 Express Lanes, Madison Heights Bypass, Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt, Chesapeake Expressway, Grundy Bypass, Bi-County Parkway, Route 460, and the Hampton Roads Expansion Project.

Angel Reed

Angel Reed is the NEPA Programs Manager in VDOT’s Environmental Division. She has worked for VDOT for over seven years. In her current role, she is responsible for consistently implementing VDOT’s NEPA program and oversees a team of staff who lead the development of complex NEPA studies She has experience preparing and reviewing all levels of NEPA documentation, and regularly coordinating with local, state, and federal agencies. She has managed or supported several studies, including the Martinsville Southern Connector Route 220 EIS, Bowers Hill Interchange Improvements Study EA and EIS, Crystal City to DCA Multimodal Connector Study, I-495 Southside Express Lanes Study, Ashland to Petersburg Trail Study, and the Skiffes Creek Connector Study..

John Simkins

John Simkins is the Planning, Environment, Realty, and Freight Team Leader for the FHWA Virginia Division Office.  He has worked in the Virginia Division Office in the environmental area for over 21 years and has been responsible for managing the NEPA process for projects throughout the State with a focus on Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Hampton Roads.  He has experience preparing NEPA documents, coordinating with federal regulatory and resource agencies, and reviewing and approving Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments/Findings of No Significant Impact, and Environmental Impact Statements/Records of Decision. Some of the larger projects that he has managed through the NEPA process include the Interstate 64 Peninsula Study, Elizabeth River Tunnels project, MLK Extension project, Coalfields Expressway, Interstate 81 Corridor Study, Harrisonburg Southeast Connector, I-66 Outside the Beltway, I-66 Inside the Beltway, and I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension.

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