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Title:

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Road Design Manual (RDM) Update: Incorporating Performance Based Design
Cover of Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Road Design Manual (RDM) Update: Incorporating Performance Based Design

Accession Number:

01631141

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is updating their Road Design Manual (RDM). The project includes two phases, Phase I: Develop Annotated Outline for New Road Design Manual and Phase II: Develop New Road Design Manual. As part of Phase I, the project team developed a table of contents for the new RDM; developed white papers on key road design topics for consideration in the new RDM; developed an annotated outline for the new RDM; and prepared a sample draft chapter. The team (consultant and MDT staff) gathered input and worked collaboratively to generate design material that reflects current design research, updated project development processes, and best practices for road design (i.e., performance based design). During Phase II, the team used the annotated outline to develop the new RDM. The team grouped the 14 new/reorganized chapters and supporting material of the RDM into 6 bundles to provide smaller, more reasonable deliverables for review. This approach spread the deliverables over several months rather than one large deliverable (entire manual) towards the end of the project. With this approach, consultant and MDT staff could stagger preparation and review timeframes to be efficient throughout the project duration. The new MDT RDM incorporates a performance-based road design approach into the road design project development process that enables designers to make informed decisions about the performance tradeoffs, which is referenced throughout the manual. In addition, the manual update approach provides a strategy for others to potentially update their design manuals.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFB10 Standing Committee on Geometric Design. Alternate title: Montana Department of Transportation Road Design Manual Update: Incorporating Performance-Based Design

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-05197

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Steyn, Hermanus J
Knudsen, Julia

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Geographic Terms:

Montana

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-05197

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 12:01PM