Optimizing the analysis of routing oversize/overweight loads to provide efficient freight corridors.

Details

• Creators:
  Russell, Eugene R. ; Landman, E. Dean
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University. Transportation Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials & Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freight Corridor Freight Transportation Freight Trucks Oversize/Overweight Loads Oversize Loads Overweight Loads Shipping Superload Trucks
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KSU-11-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Final report; Nov. 2010¿Feb. 2012.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The subject of this report is limited specifically to Kansas’ highways. Current features of the State
  
  Highway System were looked at to determine corridors that do not limit Oversize/Overweight (OS/OW)
  
  vehicles, or that limit loads to varying degrees. Now that roundabouts are becoming more common
  
  throughout the state and the nation, many individuals, both in the public and private sectors, believe that the
  
  main concern for efficient movement of oversized loads are roundabouts that were being constructed.
  
  However, information that has been collected indicates that vertical clearance, diamond interchanges, curbs,
  
  non-removable signs, enhancements at pedestrian crosswalks all limit the ability for over-length loads to
  
  make turns to varying degrees. While it is not usually feasible to remove structures with limited vertical
  
  clearance, it is feasible to develop policies to better control OS/OW movements.
  
  There is a trade-off between what shippers might want to move and what the agencies responsible for the
  
  design of the highway/street system can provide. The use of a steerable rear axle has allowed many oversize
  
  loads to make crucial turns at intersections or at ramps of interchanges that were previously a barrier. The
  
  vertical height restriction of low clearance structures is not easily solved. Developing a freight network
  
  which includes segments where selected OS/OW vehicles can be accommodated is becoming increasingly
  
  important. There is an economic benefit to the State of Kansas to allow OS/OW loads and this should be
  
  balanced with the economic burden of providing this ever increasing demand on public roads.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C1885
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:638cea70b3162c41efee0a4a3155fd6d7c1ae1310557a311b10e15f5967a6c8c
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24591/dot_24591_DS1.pdf
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