Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 53-12. Practices for Adding Bicycle and Pedestrians Access on Existing Vehicle Bridges

Many state departments of transportation (DOTs) have created plans for improving or expanding existing bicycle/pedestrian networks to increase active transportation options along their state-owned roadways. Expanding these networks on roadways might be accomplished by reallocating roadway space to dedicate space or by constructing new facilities to safely accommodate active transportation users. However, since many vehicle bridges were not originally designed for active transportation users (e.g., no sidewalks or shoulders), they represent one source of gaps in existing and potential active transportation networks. Closing these gaps across an existing vehicle bridge is a common problem for state DOTs with no “one size fits all” solution. The objective of this synthesis is to document the practices employed by state DOTs to provide or improve access to existing vehicle bridges for active transportation users. The synthesis will only focus on existing vehicle bridges and not on new construction.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5117

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 53-12

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wadsworth, Trey

• Performing Organizations:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Hudson, Joan

• Start Date: 20211222
• Expected Completion Date: 20230622
• Actual Completion Date: 20230622

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Bicycle lanes; Cyclists; Highway bridges; Improvements; Literature reviews; Nonmotorized transportation; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771601
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 53-12
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 18 2021 12:40PM