| Title | Median U-Turn Intersection : [techbrief] |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65961 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hughes, Warren E.; Jagannathan, Ram |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Bared, Joe G. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Publication Date | 20091001 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Today's transportation professionals, with limited resources available to them, are challenged to meet the mobility needs of an increasing population. At many highway junctions, congestion continues to worsen, and drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists experience increasing delays and heightened exposure to risk. Today's traffic volumes and travel demands often lead to safety problems that are too complex for conventional intersection designs to properly handle. Consequently, more engineers are considering various innovative treatments as they seek solutions to these complex problems. The corresponding technical report, Alternative Intersections/Interchanges: Informational Report (AIIR) (FHWA-HRT-09-060), covers four intersection designs and two interchange designs that offer substantial advantages over conventional at-grade intersections and grade-separated diamond interchanges. The AIIR provides information on each alternative treatment covering salient geometric design features, operational and safety issues, access management, costs, construction sequencing, environmental benefits, and applicability. This TechBrief summarizes information on one of these alternative intersection designs—the median U-turn (MUT) intersection. |
| Public Note | Distribution number: HRDS-05/10-09(3M)E |
| Rosap ID | dot:38842 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38842 |
| TRT Terms | U turns; Intersections; Medians; Highway design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1149560 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-09-057 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65900/65961/FHWA-HRT-09-057.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/09057/index.cfm |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |