THE IMPACTS OF GRAIN SUBTERMINALS ON RURAL HIGHWAYS. VOLUME II

The development of subterminal-satellite elevator systems has altered the traditional pattern of grain traffic in many rural areas of North Dakota and the Upper Great Plains. The impacts of these changes on the rural highway network have not previously been researched. The purpose of this dissertation is twofold: (1) to quantify the impacts of subterminal development on pavement life-cycles and future highway financial needs, and (2) to develop a set of procedures which can be used elsewhere in the state or region to analyze similar problems in the future. This report, Volume II, contains five chapters. Chapter 1 sets forth the objectives of the report and provides a working definition of the problem. Chapter 2 outlines the research design and delineates the scope of the project. Chapter 3 builds the theoretical groundwork for modeling subterminal highway impacts. Chapter 4 describes the process of subterminal impact analysis in detail, and documents the procedures and data collection techniques which were used in the Devils Lake case study. Chapter 5 presents the results of the case study and summarizes the major findings of the investigation.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=223
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60553
• Corporate Authors:

  North Dakota State University, Fargo

  1301 12th Avenue North
  Fargo, ND  United States  58105

  North Dakota State Highway Department

  State Highway Building, Capitol Grounds
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Tolliver, D D
• Publication Date: 1989-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 386 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Grain; Highways; Impacts; Pavements; Rural highways; Service life
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life; Subterminals
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493628
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UGPTI Report No. 75
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM