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

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:
  • Oversize loads
  • Overweight loads
  • Freight transportation
  • Trucks
  • Shipping
  • Oversize/overweight loads
  • Freight corridor
  • Superload
  • Freight trucks
  • Shipping
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Report number: KSU-11-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Technical summary.
• 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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24592/dot_24592_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 558.56 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ce499b365671b57b3c531af71f69f9353d29167471070fc44e50c54d0479e858