REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT

THE COMMITTEE WAS ORGANIZED INTO THREE DIVISIONS: (1) DESIGN, RIGHT OF WAY, AND BORDER PATROL; (2) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, AND (3) EVALUATION, ECONOMICS, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE REPORT OF DIVISION 1 INCLUDES PAPERS WHICH DISCUSS WEAKNESSES IN THE PRESENT PUBLIC LAND ACQUISITION MACHINERY FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES, CROSS-SECTION DESIGN AS PRACTICED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, MACHINE MAINTENANCE DURING THE WARTIME LABOR SHORTAGE, OFF-HIGHWAY PARKING FACILITIES. DIVISION 2 IS CONCERNED WITH COOPERATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SLOPE EROSION CONTROL, AND PLANT ECOLOGY, ESPECIALLY VEGETATIVE GROUND COVER ON AIRFIELDS, DRILL FIELDS, CANTONMENT, AND OTHER MILITARY AREAS. DIVISION 3 DISCUSSES HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AND ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AFTER THE WAR ENDS, INCLUDING EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF HIGHWAY BORDER LAND, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AND TURF GRASS RESEARCH.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/22/22-010.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 22, pp 240-244. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Neale, H J
• Publication Date: 1943

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Hotel Statler, St. Louis, Missouri December 1-4, 1942
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 22
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Cross sections; Ecology; Equipment maintenance; Erosion control; Grasses; Ground cover; Highway design; Highway maintenance; Highways; Interagency relations; Military organizations; Needs assessment; Off street parking; Plants; Property acquisition; Public relations; Road construction; Roadside improvement; Slopes; Turf; Vegetation
• Candidate Terms: Highway economics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Military; Right of way
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204835
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 29 1971 12:00AM