STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW OF PAVED SHOULDERS

Paving shoulders of highways was begun by state highway agencies to eliminate maintenance and safety problems brought about by increasing traffic densities and axle loads. Not all states have established policies concerning the paving of shoulders. In many, the decision to pave the shoulder is still made on an individual project basis and depends on engineering judgment, pass experience, and availability of funds. Because paving highway shoulders is a relatively new practice, state agencies have not had sufficient time to accumulate data for cost- benefit analysis on which to base the justification for paving shoulders. The paved shoulder has not solved all maintenance and safety problems and has even generated several. In addition, it requires a higher initial investment than that required for an unpaved shoulder and is therefore not economically feasible for low-volume highways. Nevertheless, it has gained the general acceptance of both highway engineers and motorist. This report discusses all aspects of shoulder paving and presents methods used by state highway agencies to cope with all types of problems that they encounter in paving shoulders in their highway systems. /Author/

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  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Shoulder Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Portigo, Josette M
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 57-64
• Monograph Title: Photogrammetry, water quality, safety appurtenances, and shoulder design
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 594
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Benefit cost analysis; Data collection; Highway engineers; Highway maintenance; Paved shoulders; Road shoulders; Safety; State of the art studies; Traffic density
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148952
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030902563X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM