• INTRODUCTION
  
• RECOMMENDATIONS
  
• RATIONALE AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
  

INTRODUCTION back to top


1. FOREWORD
   
2. TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE
   
3. SI (MODERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS
   
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
   
5. PREFACE
   
6. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
   

RECOMMENDATIONS

I. INTERSECTIONS (AT-GRADE) back to top
Background and Scope of Handbook Recommendations
Recommendations by Design Element
1. Intersecting Angle (Skew)
   
2. Receiving Lane (Throat)
   Width for Turning Operations
   
3. Channelization
   
4. Intersection Sight Distance
   (Sight Triangle)
   
5. Opposite (Single) Left-Turn Lane Geometry, Signing, and Delineation
   
6. Edge Treatments/Delineation of Curbs, Medians, and Obstacles
   
7. Curb Radius
   
8. Traffic Control for Left-Turn Movements at Signalized Intersections
   
9. Traffic Control for Right-Turn/RTOR Movements at Signalized Intersections
   
10. Street-Name Signage
    
11. One-Way/Wrong-Way Signage
    
12. Stop- and Yield-Controlled
    Intersection Signage
    
13. Devices for Lane Assignment on Intersection Approach
    
14. Traffic Signal Performance Issues
    
15. Fixed Lighting Installations
    
16. Pedestrian Control Devices
II. INTERCHANGES (GRADE SEPARATION) back to top

Background and Scope of Handbook Recommendations
Recommendations by Design Element
1. Gore Delineation
   
2. Acceleration/Deceleration
   Lane Design Features
   
3. Fixed Lighting Installations
   
4. Traffic Control Devices for Prohibited Movements on Freeway Ramps

III. ROADWAY CURVATURE AND PASSING ZONES back to top

Background and Scope of Handbook Recommendations
Recommendations by Design Element
1. Pavement Markings and Delineation on Horizontal Curves
   
2. Pavement Width on Horizontal Curves
   
3. Crest Vertical Curve Length and Advance Signing for Sight-Restricted Locations
   
4. Passing Zone Length, Passing Sight Distance, and Passing/Overtaking Lanes on Two-Lane Highways
   

IV. CONSTRUCTION/WORK ZONES back to top

Background and Scope of Handbook Recommendations
Recommendations by Design Element
1. Advance Signing for Lane Closure(s)
   
2. Variable (Changeable) Message Signing Practices
   
3. Channelization Practices
   
4. Delineation of Crossovers/Alternate Travel Paths
   
5. Temporary Pavement Markings
   

RATIONALE AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

I. INTERSECTIONS (AT-GRADE) back to top
1. Intersecting Angle (Skew)
   
2. Receiving Lane (Throat)
   Width for Turning Operations
   
3. Channelization
   
4. Intersection Sight Distance
   (Sight Triangle)
   
5. Opposite (Single) Left-Turn Lane Geometry, Signing, and Delineation
   
6. Edge Treatments/Delineation of Curbs, Medians, and Obstacles
   
7. Curb Radius
   
8. Traffic Control for Left-Turn Movements at Signalized Intersections
   
9. Traffic Control for Right-Turn/RTOR Movements at Signalized Intersections
   
10. Street-Name Signage
    
11. One-Way/Wrong-Way Signage
    
12. Stop- and Yield-Controlled
    Intersection Signage
    
13. Devices for Lane Assignment on Intersection Approach
    
14. Traffic Signal Performance Issues
    
15. Fixed Lighting Installations
    
16. Pedestrian Control Devices

II. INTERCHANGES (GRADE SEPARATION) back to top

1. Exit Signing and Exit Ramp Gore Delineation
   
2. Acceleration/Deceleration Lane Design Features
   
3. Fixed Lighting Installations
   
4. Traffic Control Devices for Prohibited Movements on Freeway Ramps
   

III. ROADWAY CURVATURE AND PASSING ZONES back to top

1. Pavement Markings and Delineation on Horizontal Curves
   
2. Pavement Width on Horizontal Curves
   
3. Crest Vertical Curve Length and Advance Signing for Sight-Restricted Locations
   
4. Passing Zone Length, Passing Sight Distance, and
   Passing/Overtaking Lanes on Two-Lane Highways
   

IV. CONSTRUCTION/WORK ZONES back to top

1. Advance Signing for Lane Closure(s)
   
2. Variable (Changeable) Message Signing Practices
   
3. Channelization Practices
   
4. Delineation of Crossovers/Alternate Travel Paths
   
5. Temporary Pavement Markings