ROADSIDE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM: PLANNING AND DESIGN ASPECTS

RECENT AASHO AND HRB COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING SIX ISSUES: (1) TYPICAL FEATURES OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (NUMBER OF LANES, URBAN/RURAL DIVISION, CONTROLLED ACCESS, AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDARDS); (2) LOCAL AND ALIGNMENT (EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY, USE OF DIVIDED SECTIONS WHOSE "MEDIANS" SEPARATE VIRTUALLY INDEPENDENT HIGHWAYS); (3) AERIAL SURVEYS AND ROADING PLANNING (USE OF SCALE MAPPING AND CONTOUR INTERVALS, DEPICTION OF LAND USE, DISCOVERY OF CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER MATERIALS); (4) THE HIGHWAY AND ADJOINING LAND (ADVERSE DRAINAGE EFFECTS, DANGERS OF STREAM CHANNEL RELOCATION IN URBAN AREAS); (5) SELECTION AND DESIGN OF REST AREA SITES; AND (6) SPECIAL PLANTING PROBLEMS (CUTTING VERSUS CONSERVATION, URBAN/RURAL DIVISION, NOISE SCREENING, SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF PLANTING, EROSION CONTROL).

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbroadsidedevcomrpts/1957/1957-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 496, pp 11-15. 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:
  • Gordon, G B
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial surveying; Alignment; Drainage; Erosion control; Planting; Traffic noise; Vegetation
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerial surveys
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205099
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 22 1971 12:00AM