Guidelines for Using Wide-Paved Shoulders on Low-Volume Two-Lane Rural Highways Based on Benefit/Cost Analysis

Details

• Creators:
  Woods, Donald L. ; Rollins, John B. ; Crane, Laurence M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Road shoulders
  • Highway design
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Travel time
  • Crashes
  • Guidelines
  • Rural highways
  • Paved shoulders
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-89/1114-1F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: September 1986 - May 1989
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This study considers the relative benefit/cost for the provision of wide paved shoulders on rural two-lane highways. Cost elements considered were accidents, pavement edge maintenance, paved shoulder surface maintenance, and travel time. It is concluded that wide paved shoulders (6-10 feet wide) are cost beneficial for AADT's above 1,500 vehicles per day. This value corresponds very well with the 2000 vehicles per day reported in the Transportation Research Board Special Report 214, 1987.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-87-1114
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85086/dot_85086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9579fca399518938f07b7259edd1f8b53533efe80832f246ef77560d8d043317ee2dabc9d6021d520bd80bd66217536a60b16028cf9be0b113f9693de4f4610f