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                Corridor Access Management
    

    
    
          "Divided highway with a median strip showing traffic going in opposite directions."Source: Missouri DOTCorridor access management is a Proven Safety Countermeasure. Thoughtful access management along a corridor can simultaneously enhance safety for all modes, facilitate walking and biking, and reduce trip delay and congestion.

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Proven Safety Countermeasures: Corridor Access
	ManagementTechnical Materials and Research

Corridor Access Management Technical Summary
	Corridor Access Management Executive Summary
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	Access Management in the Vicinity of Intersections –
	Technical Summary
	TRB Access Management Resources
	Guide for the Analysis of Multimodal Corridor Access Management
	Assessing Interactions between Access Management Treatments
	and Multimodal Users (NCHRP Web-Only Document 256)
	Raised Median Economic Impact Study
	Economic Effects of Access Management TechniquesConnections to Other Transportation Safety Topics

Intersection designs such as roundabouts or those with reduced left–turn conflicts such as restricted crossing U–turns (RCUT) and median U–turns (MUT), can be part of an effective corridor access management plan
	Consider completing a Road Safety Audit to examine the safety of an existing corridor and its intersections
              
      
    
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