Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Best Practices for Channelized Right Turn Lanes
Highway agencies throughout the United States often utilize channelized right-turn lanes to improve the operational performance of intersections across a variety of design settings. However, the impact of channelized right-turn lanes on safety performance is less clear. This proposed research intends to synthesize best practices in channelized right-turn lane design for pedestrians, including a specific focus on identifying both proven or emerging strategies to mitigate potential concerns for persons with vision impairments or other disabilities. This will be completed by aggregating the findings of a comprehensive literature review, a national survey of state and local highway agencies, as well as interviews with stakeholder groups. Guidance and recommendations will be provided regarding the preferred designs for right-turn channelization in order to meet the needs of all road users.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $68160
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Contract Numbers:
1036336 WO#10
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Sponsor Organizations:
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota United States 55155-1899 -
Managing Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Performing Organizations:
Michigan State University, East Lansing
East Lansing, MI United States 48824 - Start Date: 20230712
- Expected Completion Date: 20241231
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Channelized intersections; Highway design; Pedestrian safety; Persons with disabilities; Right turn lanes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01887858
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1036336 WO#10
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 18 2023 11:48AM