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Description
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this research is to operationally define a practical design approach to
improving state roads that balance cost with safety. That is to establish a practical level of expenditure for
selected categorical improvements that can be related to a meaningful reduction in crashes and improved
mobility. The specific objectives are to: I) Conduct a review of safety issues vs. design elements to
identify potential design element improvement categories and ranges from previous research. 2) Examine
a selected number of Kentucky examples oflimited design improvement and their safety impacts. 3)
Clearly define a Kentucky concept of practical design including key tenets to guide the application of the
concept. 4) Test tbe application of the key tenets on up to three selected Kentucky highway segments
having completed traditional design plans. 5) Develop a marketing package for a variety of audiences that
relies on a "business case" justification for this practical and prudent design approach.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/08 → 6/30/09 |
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Kentucky Cooperative Transportation Research Program Part II KCTRP 09-29
Toussaint, P., Agent, K., Crabtree, J., Goodrum, P., Graves, R., Green, E., Grossardt, T., Harik, I., Hartman, D., Hopwood, T., Kirk, A., Pigman, J. & Stamatiadis, N.
7/1/08 → 6/30/09
Project: Research project