NTL Record

Title Horizontal Curve Virtual Peer Exchange : an RSPCB Peer Exchange
Record ID 59499
Personal Name
Creator
Smichenko, Susan
Source 6p.
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Publication Date 20140600
Language English
Abstract This report summarizes the Horizontal Curve Virtual Peer Exchange sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety’s Roadway Safety Professional Capacity Building Program on June 17, 2014. This virtual peer exchange was the fourth in a series of FHWA-sponsored peer exchanges on horizontal curves and roadway departures. The FHWA Office of Safety and FHWA Resource Center convened representatives from eleven States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming; several Tribal and county agencies; and the Western and Central Federal Lands Highway Divisions. The purpose of this event was to facilitate the exchange of information between States regarding approaches to safety on horizontal curves and to explore opportunities for collaboration between FHWA, State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and Tribal and local agencies to improve safety on horizontal curves. The full agenda is available in Appendix A. Key themes that emerged included the advantages of high friction surface treatments (HFST) and systematic signing treatments; challenges related to the implementation of horizontal curve safety projects; opportunities for innovative pilot programs; and strategies for locating horizontal curves and prioritizing curve safety projects.
Rosap ID dot:12329
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12329
TRT Terms Ran off road crashes; Highway curves
General Subjects Roadway departures; Horizontal curves; Local roads; High friction surface treatments
Classification AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY
Geographical
Coverage
Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; New Mexico; Nevada; Oregon; South Dakota; Utah; Wyoming
TRIS Online
Accession No
1613756
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Proceedings
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/59000/59400/59499/horizcurves_June2014.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository