Access Management in the Vicinity of Interchanges, Volume 1: Practitioner’s Guide (2022) / Chapter Skim
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70 Methods to Manage Access at Interchanges A P P E N D I X Access management at crossroad locations can be accomplished using a variety of strategies, including non-regulatory methods, acquisition methods, and regulatory methods. Private property owners have the right to access the system of public streets from their property unless those rights have been previously forfeited; however, this access right can be managed by the agency that owns the public road.
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Methods to Manage Access at Interchanges 71 Develop a local cooperative plan to guide new access, Limit the number and configuration of driveway connections to the public road, Restrict the number of left-turn maneuvers into and out of driveways, and Upgrade and/or modify intersections located close to the interchange terminals. • Acquisition methods: Acquire property, Acquire access rights, and Acquire development rights.
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72 Access Management in the Vicinity of Interchanges • Improve non-signalized and signalized intersection design to enhance safety and operations. • Install frontage roads if sufficient right-of-way is available.
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Methods to Manage Access at Interchanges 73 the entire parcel. The parcel could be sold with the state retaining all rights of access to the crossroad to prevent future access demands.
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74 Access Management in the Vicinity of Interchanges roadway. The overlay district provides an extra level of guidance and oversight to make sure new development is appropriate for the corridor and does not interfere with other developments or unnecessarily degrade the quality of a critically important crossroad.
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Methods to Manage Access at Interchanges 75 New Interchange Construction Compared to Retrofit Solutions -- Selecting Access Control/Management Methods When designing and constructing a new interchange, there is significant guidance available for creating a crossroad design that has a high degree of mobility, will not have bottlenecks for traffic arriving or departing from the interchange, will have a relatively good safety record, and continue to generate significant land development opportunities for both highway-related services and mobility-demanding businesses such as offices, large retail, and industrial development. Infrastructure-based access management methods are more easily applied at a new interchange area and should ideally be applied prior to any new development pressures.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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