Aggregate Mixture Found to Increase Safety on Roads [Fact Sheet]

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• Creators:
  King, William
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aggregate Mixtures Drainage Pavement Design Pavements--Louisiana--Design And Construction Pavements--Performance--Louisiana Paving Road Drainage Traffic Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  LTRC project No. 04-5B
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• OCLC Number:
  774911642
• Edition:
  Fact sheet; Nov. 2011.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Design ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Construction and Maintenance ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Pavement Management and Performance
• Abstract:
  Constructing a safe and durable highway system in Louisiana has long been a major concern for highway engineers. Open-graded friction course (OGFC) mixtures have shown to improve wet weather visibility, which can be a leading factor in causing wet weather accidents. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) began the development of OGFC mixtures in the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, in 1984, a moratorium was imposed on the use of OGFC mixtures due to some early failure issues.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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• Download URL:
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