Evaluation of Context Sensitive Solutions Along Midcoast Rt. 1 Corridor

The first of three projects is under construction that will use context sensitive solutions to help sustain important community interests without compromising safety and mobility. This project will enable Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Maine Department of Transportation to evaluate the effects of this flexible design approach. The evaluation project will focus on measuring and analysis of before/after traffic speeds and crash data on the three flexible design projects. To provide an adequate amount of crash data a three year period following completion of construction is required. The Maine DOT's state of the art safety management systems database will be used for this purpose. In addition a survey instrument will be used to gather perceptions and opinions from travelers, the local community, bicyclists & pedestrians and other groups. The project will also include up to three "control projects" where the highway is constructed to current design standards.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $30000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  PIN 12176.00

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Maine Department of Transportation

  Research Division, Child Street, 16 State House Station
  Augusta, ME  United States  04333-0016
• Performing Organizations:

  Maine Department of Transportation

  Research Division, Child Street, 16 State House Station
  Augusta, ME  United States  04333-0016
• Start Date: 20040101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 9292

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corridors; Crash data; Crash injury research; Highway design; Highway safety; Research projects; Traffic speed
• Geographic Terms: Maine
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458886
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maine Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: PIN 12176.00
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:52PM