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Land rearrangement along main roads

Tilusjarjestelyt paateilla

Junctions of private roads have a significant impact on road safety and the flow of traffic, particularly on higher-class, busy roads. Junctions disturb traffic flow and increase the risk of accidents. A short interval between junctions and a high frequency of junctions increase the risk of accidents because the junctions cause traffic disruptions that long-distance traffic is not always prepared for, such as unexpected braking, turning, pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and slow-moving local traffic. The road law passed by the Parliament requires general planning and road planning to assess the effects of a road on real estate and land ownership conditions, and it proposes measures for land rearrangement which would diminish or eliminate the detrimental effects of a road project without endangering the project itself. The goal of this research project was to examine the use of land rearrangement and the resulting benefits and to contemplate in what forms and in what situations means studies of land rearrangement conducted by the National Land Survey of Finland could function as impact assessments required by the road law. A section of road from Leppävirta to Kotalahti on route 5 in the municipality of Leppaevirta was chosen as a test site. A road plan is being compiled for part of the section (10 km) and a general plan is being compiled for the other part (5 km). The plan improving the road at this site calls for the construction of a three-lane road with a median barrier. Parallel roads will be constructed along the section of road from Leppaevirta to Palokangas, and the number of private road junctions will be decreased from the current 50 to less than ten. The use of land rearrangement was actively studied in conjunction with conventional road planning. Previous experiences with land rearrangement in conjunction with road projects have been acquired in Ostrobothnia, where land rearrangement has affected areas of cultivated land. The acquired experiences have been positive. Land rearrangement involves eliminating existing junctions and constructing alternative road connections. The alternative road connection may be a private road or a parallel road intended for local traffic and maintained by the state. Land rearrangement makes it possible to cut down or even completely do away with slow-moving local traffic's need to travel on the main road. Agricultural traffic and the need to cross the road are reduced. The functionality of means studies of land rearrangement was tested in various environments during this project. Lowering the high frequency of junctions most often means implementing conventional private road arrangements. The route 5 site clearly differs from the Ostrobothnia region, as there are both fields and forests along the main road. Very little actual land rearrangement can be done. Arrangement of private roads is emphasized, and it is very important to lay out the roads expediently by taking into consideration the opinions of local residents and landowners. Introducing land rearrangement as an alternative has freed landowners' thoughts. Landowners have offered their own expertise by presenting alternatives that otherwise may not have been presented in a conventional planning project. In feedback received at public meetings, landowners felt the cooperation of Finnra and the National Land Survey of Finland is important and serves as a good example of how different authorities should work together. This report may be found at http://alk.tiehallinto.fi/julkaisut/pdf/3200949-vtilusjarjest_paateilla.pdf

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  • Accession Number: 01015467
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: TRL
  • ISBN: 951-803-534-2
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Jan 12 2006 9:07AM