Developing sight distance guidelines for U-turn maneuvers

The goals of this research project are to develop a structured set of guidelines and specifications for appropriate sight distances for U-turn maneuvers, tailored for Georgia roadways that can be included in the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) policy for traffic operations, design, and safety.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $150000
• Contract Numbers:

  GDOT RP 23-03

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  One Georgia Center
  600 West Peachtree Street, NW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308
• Project Managers:

  Ahmed, Md Sabbir

• Performing Organizations:

  Georgia Tech Research Corporation

  505 Tenth Street
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0420
• Principal Investigators:

  Tsai, Yichang (James)

• Start Date: 20240112
• Expected Completion Date: 20260122
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Sight distance; U turns
• Geographic Terms: Georgia
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01908276
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Georgia Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: GDOT RP 23-03
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 15 2024 2:41PM