Development of Potential Strategies for Unmarked and Low Traffic Volume Roadways in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) classifies unmarked routes as roadways that are not designated by interstate, U.S., or Illinois signage. Modifications are continuously made to segments of the Illinois state route system, which results in former alignments that are sometimes decommissioned or occasionally abandoned. Typically, however, the road is repurposed as a special route by the local community. IDOT desires a methodology to evaluate, choose maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, and prioritize low-volume roadway segments within their jurisdiction. The research team proposes to develop a nonstandard classification system to assist IDOT with assigning proper maintenance treatments, rehabilitation strategies, and possible abandonment/transfer scenarios for the unmarked category of assets.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $261610
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-240

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62704-4766
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  Rajagopal, Arudi

• Start Date: 20210901
• Expected Completion Date: 20230831
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Classification; Low volume roads; Maintenance management
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01780905
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-240
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 2021 11:04AM