Traffic Safety Evaluation of Lane Constrictor Intersections in Minnesota

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• Creators:
  Moreland, Max ; Leuer, Derek ; DeVoe, Eric ; Mwangi, Ryan
• Corporate Creators:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Traffic Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intersections
  • Road markings
  • Traffic safety
  • Construction
  • Crash rates
  • Injury rates
  • Rumble strips
• Publication/ Report Number:
  2024-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Between 2018 and 2019, MnDOT installed a lane constrictor design at 66 side-street, stop-controlled intersections in Minnesota. The lane constrictor design narrows the lane width for mainline approaches via a striped median with centerline rumble strips. By narrowing the mainline lane, the goal of this design is to encourage mainline traffic to slow down as it approaches the intersection. The striped median also provides greater separation between mainline directions and draws more attention to the location of the intersection. Following the installation of lane constrictors at MnDOT intersections, overall crash rates have seen little change but there have been decreases in fatal and serious injury (KA) as well as fatal and all injury (KABC) crash rates. These results indicate the addition of lane constrictors have a positive impact on crashes by reducing the severity of crashes, swapping injury crashes for property damage only crashes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73832/dot_73832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.08 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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