MORV: NEW EXPRESSWAY REPAIR CONCEPT

THIS ARTICLE IS BASED ON THE FINAL PROJECT REPORT OF A SEMESTER-LONG PROJECT AT THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESCRIBES AN IMAGINATIVE NEW CONCEPT IN EXPRESSWAY REPAIR WHICH COULD ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DELAYS. THE MOBILE OVERPASS ROADWAY REPAIR VEHICLE (MORV) IS A TRAVELING FACILITY ONE LANE WIDE, 4 FT HIGH AND 190 FT LONG, WHICH BRIDGES OVER THE REPAIR AREA, CARRYING LIGHT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC OVER IT WHILE REPAIR OPERATIONS PROCEED BENEATH. THE PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY STUDY IS ENCOURAGING; WHETHER THE MORV EVER BECOMES REALITY IS DEPENDENT ON THE RESULTS OF FUTURE EXPERIMENTS ON DRIVER PSYCHOLOGY AND THOROUGH COST- BENEFIT ANALYSIS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 9, No 2, PP 36-39
• Authors:
  • Dix, R C
• Publication Date: 1971-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Benefit cost analysis; Drivers; Expressways; Maintenance practices; Repairing; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218738
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1971 12:00AM