TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL OF DIRECT ACCESS TO ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS. VOLUME I. GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING ACCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES

The document is intended to give highway agencies general guidelines toward a more comprehensive application of direct access controls to commercial properties on arterial highways. Volume I discusses the basic problem dimension, summarizes the evaluation of the 70 identified techniques, and gives a general decision framework for implementation of access controls. Consideration for implementation include: (1) comprehensive policy development; and (2) the selection of techniques to counteract operational problems on existing highways.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67496
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-264 213.
• Corporate Authors:

  Midwest Research Institute

  425 Volker Boulevard
  Kansas City, MO  United States  64110-2299

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Glennon, J C
  • Valenta, J J
  • Thorson, B A
  • Azzeh, J A
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Cost effectiveness; Design; Guidelines; Highway traffic control; Highways; Implementation; Manuals; Physical access control; Policy; Rural highways; Suburbs; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-76- 86 Manual
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8121
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM