REST AREAS

THIS REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD RECORDS CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF REST AREAS, AND PRESENTS GUIDELINES THAT PAST EXPERIENCES SUGGEST WILL PRODUCE, IN MOST INSTANCES, GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FULFILLMENT OF MOTORIST REQUIREMENTS. THE SELECTION OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL ITEMS AS SPACING, LOCATION, SIZE, PARKING FACILITIES, BUILDINGS, CONVENIENCE CENTERS, WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE DISPOSAL, TOGETHER WITH OPERATION AND MAINTENACE, ARE DISCUSSED. IT WAS FELT THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NEEDED IN THE AREAS OF: (1) AN OPERATIONS AND DESIGN MANUAL; (2) HOW TO ACHIEVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS SET FOR 1983; (3) INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION; (4) TRAFFIC COUNTING REST AREAS; (5) PROVISION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT THE REST AREAS.

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Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: 33 p.
Serial:
- NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice
- Issue Number: 20
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0547-5570

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Location; Maintenance; Manuals; Parking regulations; Roadside rest areas; Sewage disposal; Sewage treatment; Size; Spacing; Traffic counting; Water quality
Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00205264
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Apr 11 1976 12:00AM