GROOVING TREATMENT

A REDUCTION OF 94.7% IN ACCIDENTS AT A HAZARDOUS LOCATION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA IS CREDITED TO PAVEMENT GROOVING. OF 19 ACCIDENTS ON THE SAME ROAD CURVE, 18 TOOK PLACE ON WET PAVEMENT. BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE GROOVING PROJECT HAS MORE THAN PAID FOR ITSELF THE FIRST YEAR. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 15, No 1, PP 7-8
• Corporate Authors:

  Roadways

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• Authors:
  • Stafford, E Y
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; High risk locations; Moisture content; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Prevention; Safety
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225641
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1970 12:00AM