Left-turn movements at intersections, including drivewaysespecially movements that are made from lanes that are shared with through trafficcause delays and adversely impact safety. Although left-turn warrants have been updated, many agencies still use research performed by M. Harmelink from the mid-1960s. While most states use procedures that are based on Harmelink, a number of limitations of Harmelinks procedure have been identified. Economic analysis can provide a useful method for combining traffic operations and safety benefits of leftturn lanes to identify situations in which left-turn lanes are and are not justified economically. This project used a benefit-cost approach to determine when a left-turn lane would be justified. The steps included simulation to determine delay savings from installing a left-turn lane, crash costs and crash reduction savings determined from safety performance functions and accident modification factors available in the Highway Safety Manual, and construction costs. Left-turn lane warrants were developed for rural two-lane highways, rural four-lane highways, and urban and suburban roadways. In addition, warrants for bypass lanes were developed for rural two-lane highways. A Design Guide on Left-Turn Accommodations at Unsignalized Intersections was developed that discusses left-turn lane designs, traffic control treatments, and case study examples.
Development of Left-Turn Lane Warrants for Unsignalized Intersections
2012
270 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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