This guide provides guidance on the planning, design, and operation of pedestrian facilities along and across streets and highways. Specifically, the guide focuses on identifying effective measures … [Read more...] about AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities, 2nd Edition
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Roadside Design Guide, 4th Edition
The Roadside Design Guide presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is written in dual units–metric and U.S. Customary. The 2011 edition of the … [Read more...] about Roadside Design Guide, 4th Edition
Work Zone Barrier Supplement to “A Guide to Standardized Highway Rail Hardware”
This interim guide is presented as a supplement to the report prepared by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - the Associated General Contractors of America - … [Read more...] about Work Zone Barrier Supplement to “A Guide to Standardized Highway Rail Hardware”
Taking the Danger Out of Highway Work
A common type of work zone accident is inattentive motorists running into the back of stopped or slow-moving highway maintenance vehicles. One solution is the use of shadow vehicles equipped with … [Read more...] about Taking the Danger Out of Highway Work
AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Comprehensive Plan to Substantially Reduce Vehicle-Related Fatalities and Injuries on the Nation’s Highways
One out of every 84 children born today will die violently in a motor vehicle crash, while six out of every ten children will be injured in a motor vehicle crash over the course of their lives, many … [Read more...] about AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Comprehensive Plan to Substantially Reduce Vehicle-Related Fatalities and Injuries on the Nation’s Highways
California’s Work Zone Enforcement Experience
This article describes the cooperative efforts between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to mitigate the adverse impacts of work zones … [Read more...] about California’s Work Zone Enforcement Experience