Transportation research synthesis : effects of major traffic generators on local highway systems.

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• Alternative Title:
  Efects of major traffic generators on local highway systems
• Corporate Creators:
  CTC & Associates LLC
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Research Services Section
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  County Roads Highway Maintenance Oversize Loads Pavement Distress Traffic Volume Trip Generation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TRS 1001
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Research Services Section
• Abstract:
  The Minnesota Department of Transportation initiated a study focused on the effects of major traffic generators on
  
  local highway systems. Minnesota State University and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. will conduct a major research
  
  study on the topic. To assist in that research CTC & Associates was asked to conduct a preliminary investigation
  
  focused on large wind farm developments, an increasingly common type of major traffic generators in Minnesota.
  
  The development of large wind farms necessarily includes the movement of very large, oversize trucks carrying
  
  wind turbines over county roads. This construction raises several concerns, including pavement damage; indirect
  
  impact to the immediate area surrounding the roads; and related costs to local governments to repair and maintain
  
  the roads and to mitigate other effects. The preliminary investigation focused on gathering information related to the
  
  two main areas of inquiry in the research project: calculating pavement damage and secondary impacts due to large
  
  vehicle traffic; and policy options for local governments to recapture the costs of roadway maintenance caused by
  
  wind farm development.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:063284f7ce407997cbfb3fdc6873aa410d6e2eef90b34c1078977d80dc87128e
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17893/dot_17893_DS1.pdf
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