Design guidance for high-speed to low-speed transition zones for rural highways
By: Darren J. Torbic ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: NCHRP report -- 737; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 737.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780309258746
Subjects: Rural roads; Traffic signs and signals; Traffic circles; Roads; Interchanges and intersections; Rumble strips; Approach roads; Geometric design; Highway traffic control
Description: "TRBs National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 737: Design Guidance for High-Speed to Low-Speed Transitions Zones for Rural Highways presents guidance for designing the transition from a high-speed rural highway to a lower-speed section, typically approaching a small town. The report includes a methodology for assessing these highway sections and a catalog of potential treatments for addressing problems."--Publisher's description.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-88).

Also available online.

Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration NCHRP project 15-40.
Table of contents: title: Summary; title: Introduction; title: Literature review; title: Field studies; title: Design guidance.