Briefing Sheets on Safety and Operations of Rural Two-Lane Highways

The safety and operations of Texas rural two-lane highways are being affected by increased traffic associated with the energy sector, including the unique characteristics of heavy trucks. Researchers reviewed existing conditions on select rural two-lane highways along with recent literature to develop the following two-page briefing sheets: (1) Length and Spacing of Super 2 Passing Lanes; (2) Operational Characteristics of Super 2 Corridors; (3) Safety Characteristics of Super 2 Corridors; (4) Signing and Marking on Super 2 Corridors; and (5) Turn Lanes on Rural Highways.

• Record URL:
  http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6806-TTI-P1.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fitzpatrick, Kay
  • Brewer, Marcus
  • Epps, Jon
  • Stockton, Bill
• Publication Date: 2016-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 16p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heavy duty trucks; Highway corridors; Highway design; Highway operations; Highway safety; Literature reviews; Passing lanes; Road markings; Rural highways; Traffic signs; Turning lanes; Two lane highways
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01619034
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-16/0-6806-TTI-P1, 0-6806-TTI-P1
• Contract Numbers: 0-6806-TTI
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 21 2016 11:27AM