WARRANTS FOR HIGHWAY - HIGHWAY GRADE SEPARATIONS

This report summarizes the results of case studies relating to the following six potential applications of highway-highway grade separations and interchanges: (1) Freeway vs. Arterial; (2) Freeway vs. Collector; (3) Freeway vs. Local Street; (4) Expressway vs. Arterial; (5) Expressway vs. Local Street, and (6) Arterial vs. Arterial. Cases in both urban and rural areas were examined, with primary emphasis on economic justification of an interchange or a grade separation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Illinois State Dept. of Transportation, Springfield. See also PB-170 366.
• Corporate Authors:

  Northwestern University, Evanston

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  2145 Sheridan Road
  Evanston, IL  United States  60208

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62706
• Authors:
  • Berry, D S
  • Satterly Jr, G T
  • Shortreed, J H
  • Shuldiner, P W
  • Wegmann, F J
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Design; Economic factors; Expressways; Freeways; Grade separations; Highway planning; Interchanges; Land use; Management; Rural areas; Streets; Traffic control warrant; Traffic flow; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Casein
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations; Economic management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091555
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: IHR-55
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM