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Low-volume roads are unique because of the severe economic or financial constraints placed on them. Even so, the most logical approach to decisions regarding them is to consider element by element which features can best be reduced below the standards of a free-flowing freeway. This paper considers how such decisions are effected in the areas of administration, planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Special attention is given to three topics. The first is the relative importance of accidents as they affect standards. The second is standards for the cross section, including roadbed width, side slopes, and backslopes. The third is low-cost design innovations that may be effective in reducing accidents. The conclusion is that low-volume roads have many unique characteristics and problems that call for well-thought-out and innovative approaches.

Proceedings of a work shop held June 16-19, 1975, in Boise, Idaho by the Transportation Research Board.

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1975

Transportation Research Board Special Report

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Administration; Construction; Design; Low volume roads; Maintenance; Planning; Prevention; Safety

Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 1 1977 12:00AM

• A METHOD OF FIELD DESIGN APPLIED TO FOREST ROADS
• A NEW APPROACH TO HIGHWAY DRAINAGE DESIGN
• A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT CONCEPT FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• A PROPOSED APPROACH TO SETTING ROAD MAINTENANCE LEVELS FOR FOREST ROADS
• AN INVESTIGATION INTO ROAD DETERIORATION IN KENYA
• ANALYTICAL PLANNING TECHNIQUES FOR NATIONAL FOREST ROADS
• CRITERIA FOR SEALING OR OTHER SURFACE MAINTENANCE ON BITUMINOUS ROADS
• DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF A FOREST SERVICE ASPHALT-STABILIZED SAND TEST ROAD
• Economical Structures for Low-Volume Roads
• EXPERIENCE WITH THE BENKELMAN BEAM ON CANADIAN FOREST ROADS
• FOREST ROAD CLASSIFICATION IN EASTERN CANADA
• HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARDS STUDY
• IMPACTS OF HIGH-INTENSITY RAINSTORMS ON LOW-VOLUME ROADS AND ADJACENT LAND
• INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL REPORT LOW VOLUME ROADS
• INVESTIGATION OF PRECAST AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• INVESTIGATION OF VEHICLE OPERATION COSTS IN KENYA
• LOAD-SUPPORTING CAPABILITY OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• LOW-VOLUME ROAD PAVEMENTS
• MANAGING A 200,000-MILE ROAD SYSTEM: OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE
• METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LOW- VOLUME ROADS
• METHODS FOR ESTIMATING TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND COMPOSITION ON NATIONAL FOREST ROADS
• MILITARY INTEREST IN LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• MINUTEMAN ACCESS ROADS
• MODERN COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS
• NEW DESIGN METHOD FOR SECONDARY AND SUBDIVISION ROADS IN VIRGINIA BASED ON THICKNESS EQUIVALENCY VALUES
• OPTIMAL POLICIES FOR TRANSPORTING ROCK AGGREGATE TO LOW- VOLUME ROADS
• PAVEMENT DESIGN ON LATERITIC CLAYS: IFE-BENIN CITY NIGERIA, TRUNK ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT
• RETAINING WALL PRACTICE AND SELECTION FOR LOW-VOLUME FOREST ROADS
• ROADS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• SIMPLIFIED SLOPE DESIGN FOR LOW-STANDARD ROADS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
• SOIL-LIME MIXTURES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FINE-GRAINED SOIL PAVEMENTS
• STATE OF THE ART OF EMULSION PAVEMENTS IN REGION G OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE
• TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING VEHICLE OPERATING COST AND ROAD DETERIORATION PARAMETERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• THE FOREST SERVICE'S COMPUTER-AIDED ROAD DESIGN SYSTEM
• THE KENYA ROAD TRANSPORT INVESTMENT MODEL
• TIMBER CRIB RETAINING STRUCTURES
• TOPOMETRICS: A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING ROUTE ALTERNATIVES
• USE OF ASPHALT RUBBER ON LOW-COST, LOW-VOLUME STREETS