GIS- APPLICATION TO CORRIDOR 20

GIS was used for efficient display of transportation network data as well as analyses related to computation of construction costs in the Corridor 20 feasibility study. This paper presents an innovative application of GIS in the Corridor 20 feasibility study. The objective of the Corridor 20 study was to analyze the feasibility of an interstate type highway in the U.S. 59 corridor, and a freeway from Houston to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Deena, S
  • Simeonidis, H C
  • Lutz, V
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers for the 66th ITE Annual Meeting
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 1996-9-15 to 1996-9-18
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 408-411

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Corridors; Costs; Geographic information systems; Highway planning; Interstate highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00734893
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 13 1997 12:00AM