NCHRP Implementation Support Program. Implementation Project to Measure and Communicate the Value of Access Management

BACKGROUND: Effective ingress and egress along highways and major arterial roads are essential for minimizing and separating road-user conflicts. Closely spaced driveways, median openings across turn lanes, and driveways near major intersections are examples of poorly designed access features that contribute to unsafe, unsightly, and congested roadways. Access management techniques—used to minimize and separate potential conflict points—help reduce crashes, preserve roadway capacity, improve corridor aesthetics, and reduce congestion. Well-managed transportation corridors also benefit from more stable property values, improved livability, less delay to freight movers and the commuting public, and better market reach for retail businesses.  The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 1032: How to Measure and Communicate the Value of Access Management contains a guide for practitioners on how to use the online Access Management Communication Toolkit (AMC Toolkit). The report is designed to help public agency staff and their consultants more easily understand, measure, and communicate the value of access management techniques when developing or implementing access management plans, programs, or projects. The AMC Toolkit Resources consist of spreadsheets for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local practitioners to use to access management practice, and presentations, brochures, and factsheets for stakeholders to use. Although the AMC Toolkit and its supporting materials are designed to be readily applied by practitioners, an initial implementation effort is required to provide a strong foundation for immediate and ongoing implementation and incorporation into standard practices. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop appropriate activities and resources to facilitate greater adoption of the research results of NCHRP Research Report 1032 by state DOTs and other roadway agencies. 

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5630
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $250000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-44(56)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  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:

  Mohan, Sid

• Start Date: 20240909
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Case studies; Driveways; Highway design; Highway safety; Median openings; Training
• Subject Areas: Design; Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01909143
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-44(56)
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 21 2024 7:36PM