Advanced Geometric Design of Highways
- Introduction to Functional Classification, Context Classification, and Performance-Based Design for highway geometric design
- Design Controls and Criteria: Driver performance and human factors, Traffic characteristics, Highway capacity, Access control and access management, Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Safety
- Elements of Design: Sight distance, Horizontal alignment, Vertical alignment, Combinations of horizontal and vertical alignment, Other features affecting geometric design
- Cross-Section Elements: Lane width, Shoulders, Rumble strips, Drainage channels and sideslopes, Median, etc
- Local Roads and Streets
- Collector Roads and Streets
- Arterial Roads and Streets
- Freeways
- Intersections
- Interchanges