A Review of Midwest Passing Lane Practices and Recommended Updates to KDOT Passing Lane Policy

KDOT’s prior review of their passing lane practices and locations was completed in 1999 by K-Tran study 97-1, “Review of Effectiveness, Location, Design and Safety of Passing Lanes in Kansas”, completed by Kansas State University. A review and update are needed of our current practices with a focus on alternating passing lanes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Final report is pending review.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $74613
• Contract Numbers:

  RE-0846-01

  C2181

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Performing Organizations:

  Kansas State University Transportation Center

  Kansas State University
  Department of Civil Engineering
  Manhattan, KS  United States  66506
• Principal Investigators:

  Fitzsimmons, Eric

• Start Date: 20210615
• Expected Completion Date: 20240731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Location; Passing; Passing lanes; Policy; State of the practice
• Geographic Terms: Kansas; Midwestern States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01856923
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RE-0846-01, C2181
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 2022 5:46PM