Abstract:
More than 2,900 of the 3,000 counties in the United States have responsibility for managing road systems. Most of these systems consist of low-volume roads. The condition of rural roads has a direct influence on the cost of living, for farm products are generally transported to the market-place via low-volume roads. Since 1967, county low-volume roads have had to conform to design standards initially recommended for high-volume roads. This conformance has stunted road improvement progress and increased project costs as much as 100 to 200 percent.
Supplemental Notes:
Proceedings of a work shop held June 16-19, 1975, in Boise, Idaho by the Transportation Research Board.
