pooled fund Projects
In progress
Geometric Design Guidelines for Special Roads - Phase 1 - Updated March 2012
| Research Area | Geometric Design |
| Responsible Council / Committee | Chief Engineers' Council Geometric Design Standing Committee |
| Related TAC publications | Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (1999) |
| Start Date | October 2010 |
| Expected Completion Date | September 2012 |
| Research Agency | Exp Services Inc. |
| Status | Final results are expected to be presented to the Chief Engineers' Council in October 2012. |
| Project Funding Partners | Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure; Alberta Transportation; Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation; City of Edmonton; New Brunswick Department of Transportation; Yukon Highways and Public Works; Transport Canada; Ministère des Transports du Québec; City of Calgary; Northwest Territories Department of Transportation; Manitoba Floodway and East Side Road Authority |
| Staff Contact | Craig Stackpole |
Abstract
The Geometric Design Standing Committee has recommended a project to develop a synthesis of practices regarding roads not currently addressed in TAC’s Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads. Such roads could include seasonal access roads, logging roads, northern mining roads and park access roads, among others.
The ultimate objective would be to incorporate new research on low volume roads in the Geometric Design Guide. Chapter H (Low Volume Roads) last appeared in the 1986 edition of the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads. The development of a synthesis of practices would be the first phase towards that objective.
It is expected that work in this phase would include a Canada-wide survey of special road types and related geometric design practices. The major deliverable would be a synthesis of practices on the subject.