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Canadian Roundabout Design Guide
| Research Area | Roundabouts |
| Responsible Council / Committee | Chief Engineers' Council Geometric Design Standing Committee |
| Related TAC publications | Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (1999)
Synthesis of North American Roundabout Practices (2008) |
| Expected Start Date | TBD |
| Expected Duration | |
| Total Funding Estimate | $190,000 |
| Project Funding Partners to Date | City of Calgary; Prince Edward Island Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; Region of Waterloo; Alberta Transportation; Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation; Ontario Ministry of Transportation; British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure; City of Mississauga; Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; City of Ottawa; Ministère des transports du Québec; New Brunswick Department of Transportation; City of Winnipeg; Cement Association of Canada; City of Moncton |
| Staff Contact | Sarah Wells |
Abstract
In recent years, a proliferation of roundabouts has been observed throughout Canada. To date, there is no single source of guidance about the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roundabouts that is available for all Canadian practitioners. Each area of the country has chosen to take guidance from a variety of sources including the use of guidelines from other countries.
The objective of this project would be to develop a Canadian Roundabout Design Guide as a companion document to the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads.
Work will include:
- a review of current practices to identify the design, operation and safety guidance being used by jurisdictions across Canada,
- a review of other applicable sources of design, operation and safety guidance not currently being used in Canada,
- a review of current research about roundabouts, and
- compilation of research and practices towards the development of a national roundabout design guide.
It is recognized that Roundabouts: A Different Type of Management Approach, published by the Ministère des transports du Québec, could form a good base document for the national design guide. The project would include exploration of opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders in Québec on the preparation of a new national guide.
The major deliverable of this project will be a Canadian Roundabout Design Guide, to be published by TAC in English and French.