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7highway Components2
7highway Components2
7highway Components2
Outline
Functional classification of roads Road functions Hierarchical structure of road networks Mobility vs. accessibility Mobility vs. transportation mode
Highway components Cross-sections Highway plan and profile Interchanges Rural and urban intersections
Road Functions
Mobility
Accessibility
Rural
Urban
Road Function
Through movement exclusively Through movement primary and some land access Traffic movement to higher rank roads, access to abutting properties Access to abutting land and local traffic movement
Vehicles/hr
2,000 x 3 = 6,000
800 x 3 = 2,400 100 x 1 =100
Persons/hr
6,000 x 1.7 = 10,200
2,400 x 1.7 = 4,080 100 x 80 = 8,000 19,000
40,000
Highway Components
Cross-section
Highway Components
Highway plan and profile
Highway Components
Urban Intersections
Picture
Highway Components
Rural Intersections
Picture
Highway Components
Interchanges