Safety of Idaho Rural Highways under 129k Trucks

Saras, Nicholas; Ibrahim, Ahmed

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Safety of Idaho Rural Highways under 129k Trucks

2018-01-01
By Saras, Nicholas ; Ibrahim, Ahmed

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Alternative Title:

Safety of Idaho Rural Highways Under 129,000-Pound Trucks [Cover Title]
Creators:

Saras, Nicholas ; Ibrahim, Ahmed
Corporate Creators:

Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC) ; University of Washington. University Transportation Center for Region 10 ; University of Idaho ; National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT) (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Subject/TRT Terms:

Axle Load Force Freight Traffic Gravel Roads Heavy Duty Vehicles Highway Safety Overweight Loads Rural Highways Traffic Loads Vehicle Weight
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Idaho;United States
Corporate Publisher:

Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC) ; University of Washington. University Transportation Center for Region 10
Abstract:

This report presents guidelines and procedures for local highway jurisdictions to use in evaluating requests to allow 129,000-pound trucks on local routes in the state of Idaho. The procedures outlined in this report are based on and follow the Idaho Code 49-1004A (1), which states, “the authority having jurisdiction may designate routes ... for vehicles not exceeding ... 129,000-pounds, utilizing criteria established by the board based upon road and bridge structural integrity and engineering standards.” All the results of the report are presented under four main categories: offtracking, bridges and culverts, pavement and gravel roads, and crash analysis. All procedures presented herein must be satisfied before the route request is approved.
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PDF
Funding:

DTRT13-G-UTC40
Collection(s):

University Transportation Centers
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:489ea06e90510a5c5ac1f70b26db61d26c6c13690bc0a98ad3bb416402377961af9291acdfedb53e6f1f669127de59cec0192c3a60779a57d697db98d05c525c
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63407/dot_63407_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.93 MB ]

File Language:

English

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