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Title: ROADSIDE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM: PLANNING AND DESIGN ASPECTS
Accession Number: 00205099
Record Type: Component
Abstract: RECENT AASHO AND HRB COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING SIX ISSUES: (1) TYPICAL FEATURES OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (NUMBER OF LANES, URBAN/RURAL DIVISION, CONTROLLED ACCESS, AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARDS); (2) LOCAL AND ALIGNMENT (EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY, USE OF DIVIDED SECTIONS WHOSE "MEDIANS" SEPARATE VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENT HIGHWAYS); (3) AERIAL SURVEYS AND ROADING PLANNING (USE OF SCALE MAPPING AND CONTOUR INTERVALS, DEPICTION OF LAND USE, DISCOVERY OF CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER MATERIALS); (4) THE HIGHWAY AND ADJOINING LAND (ADVERSE DRAINAGE EFFECTS, DANGERS OF STREAM CHANNEL RELOCATION IN URBAN AREAS); (5) SELECTION AND DESIGN OF REST AREA SITES; AND (6) SPECIAL PLANTING PROBLEMS (CUTTING VERSUS CONSERVATION, URBAN/RURAL DIVISION, NOISE SCREENING, SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF PLANTING, EROSION CONTROL).
Supplemental Notes: No 496, pp 11-15. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Authors: Gordon, G BPublication Date: 1957
Serial:
Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports
Publisher: Highway Research Board Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 22 1971 12:00AM
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