Manual for Selecting Safety Improvements on High Risk Rural Roads

Atkinson, Jennifer E.; Chandler, Brian E.; Betkey, Vernon; Weiss, Karen; Dixon, Karen; Giragosian, Anna; Donoughe, Kelly; O'Donnell, Cara; Dahlem, James

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Manual for Selecting Safety Improvements on High Risk Rural Roads

2014-01-01
By Atkinson, Jennifer E. ; Chandler, Brian E. ; Betkey, Vernon ; ...

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English

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Creators:

Atkinson, Jennifer E. ; Chandler, Brian E. ; Betkey, Vernon ; Weiss, Karen ; Dixon, Karen ; Giragosian, Anna ; Donoughe, Kelly ; O'Donnell, Cara ; Dahlem, James
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety ; Science Applications International Corporation
Subject/TRT Terms:

Low-volume Roads--United States--Safety Measures Rural Highways Rural Roads--United States--Safety Measures Traffic Safety--United States
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-SA-14-075
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

This manual provides information on the costs and benefits of safety treatments on high-risk rural roads (HRRR). Agencies can use this manual to determine the following information on the treatments: Safety benefits; Cost-effectiveness comparison of safety treatments; Applicability of treatment deployment with respect to identified need; and Initial and reoccurring maintenance costs associated with countermeasure installation. In addition, this manual provides information on the decision-making process necessary to identify treatments.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

DFTH61-10-D-00024, T-12-006
Collection(s):

Federal Highway Administration
Main Document Checksum:

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Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41396/dot_41396_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.74 MB ]

File Language:

English

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