STATE SECONDARY SYSTEM GETS ATTENTION

THE REPORT DESCRIBES A CONCEPT IN WHICH AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE DIRECTED INTO WIDENING AND RESURFACING OF SECONDARY HIGHWAYS RATHER THAN BUILDING A RELATIVELY FEW MILES OF NEW HIGHWAY. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL FOR ADOPTION OF SUCH PROGRAMS IS OUTLINED. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SPOT HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT IMPROVEMENTS. SAFETY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SEGMENTS OF THE REVITALIZATION OF CONCERN FOR THE SECONDARY SYSTEM, HAS PROMPTED THE REPLACEMENT OF OLD GUARD RAIL WITH NEW, INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL NEW GUARD RAIL IN NEEDED LOCATIONS, EXTENDING OF PIPES, REPLACING OF NARROW HEADWALLS WITH WIDER ONES, AND THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL PAVED AREA FOR DECELERATION AND TURNS AT CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS AND HARD SURFACED SHOULDERS. THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF THIS PROGRAM, HOWEVER, IS THAT OF WIDENING TO PROVIDE NEEDED WIDTH, AND RESURFACING TO PROVIDE A DECENT RIDE, IMPROVED SKID RESISTANCE AND MINIMUM MAINTENANCE.

• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 8-11
• Serial:
  • Maryland Asphalt Paver
  • Publisher: Maryland Asphalt Association, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Guardrails; Highway transportation; Maintenance; Pavement widening; Resurfacing; Riding qualities; Roads; Safety; Safety equipment; Secondary roads; Skid resistance; State aid
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features; Widening
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219157
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1974 12:00AM