The primary tasks of the project included: (1) A review of the state of the practice, including current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) policies and guidelines, to determine the amount of flexibility/discretion allowed; (2) A review of research studies with similar objectives that have been performed elsewhere; (3) A review of the policies of other state highway agencies; (4) Analysis of bridge/approach guardrail crashes on low-volume local roads in Kansas: and (5) Benefit-cost analyses based on typical traffic and location features.
Guardrail and Bridge Rail Recommendations for Very Low-Volume Local Roads in Kansas, Technical Summary
2014
2 pages
Report
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English