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1. Report No. FHWA-SA-15-084 |
2. Government Accession No. |
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4. Title and Subtitle Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety 2016 |
5. Report Date January 2016 |
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6. Performing Organization Code |
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7. Authors Richard Albin, Victoria Brinkly, Joseph Cheung, Frank Julian, Cathy Satterfield, William Stein, Eric Donnell, Hugh McGee, Ann Holzem, Matthew Albee, Jonathan Wood, Fred Hanscom |
8. Performing Organization Report No. |
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address Pennsylvania Transportation Institute 8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 700 Vienna, VA 22182-2626 |
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11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-12-C-00032 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final Report, April 2014 – January 2016 |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code FHWA |
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15. Supplementary Notes: The contract manager for this report was Joseph Cheung. |
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16. Abstract FHWA created the Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety in 2006 (McGee and Hanscom, 2006). There have been many advances in highway safety since that initial 2006 guide. The purpose of this publication is to serve as an update to the 2006 Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety. The primary audience for this publication is local transportation agencies. This publication provides information specifically relating to lower volume two-lane roads and the agencies that manage them. It will help transportation agencies and their construction crews understand the available countermeasures and how to select and apply them. |
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17. Key Words horizontal curves, systemic approach, low-cost countermeasures, two-lane roads |
18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. |
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19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages: 94 |
22. Price |
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