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Title:

PRIORITY PROGRAMMING FOR HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION

Accession Number:

00301071

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309028477

Abstract:

An adequacy rating procedure was developed for use in priority programming for highway reconstruction. The procedure makes use of 15 roadway and traffic elements to rate highway sections in urban and rural areas based on a 100-point scale. Condition elements (35 points) include a subjective rating of highway foundation, pavement surface, drainage, and maintenance economy. Safety elements (35 points) are stopping-sight distance, highway alignment, skid resistance, accident experience, and traffic-control devices. Service elements (30 points) include shoulder width, passing opportunity, rideability, surface width, volume-capacity ratio, and average speed. Some of the advantages of the new procedure include computerized analysis of all input data and detailed output summaries. All highway sections are referenced by milepoints, reference points, and federal-aid route numbers. The procedure incorporates the 1978 design standards. New adequacy concepts include the use of the rate-quality control method for accident analysis, a formal rating scheme for traffic-control devices, and a rating of lane width based on design level of service. Other advantages include measured skid numbers and a roadway-condition rating guide for subjective evaluations of six different roadway elements. /Author/

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation Programming, Planning, and Evaluation. 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.

Monograph Accession #:

01411534

Authors:

Zegeer, Charles V
Rizenbergs, Rolands L

Pagination:

pp 15-23

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 698
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

58th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1979-1-15 to 1979-1-19

ISBN:

0309028477

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (11) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Criteria

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Nov 27 1979 12:00AM

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