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NCHRP Synthesis 356:

Pavement Markings--Design and Typical Layout Details

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Publication Year:2006

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Bruce E Friedman; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 356: Pavement Markings—Design and Typical Layout Details identifies variations in pavement marking designs, practices, and policies, as provided by 48 of 50 state departments of transportation, and transportation agencies from the District ...
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Front Matter i-ix  
Summary 1-2 (skim)
Background 3-3 (skim)
Organization 4-4 (skim)
Turn Lanes 5-12 (skim)
Lane Lines for Dual Turn Lanes 13-13 (skim)
Lane Line Extensions Into Intersection for Dual Turn Lanes 14-15 (skim)
Left-Turn Lane Added Between Through Lanes of Two-Lane Highways 16-18 (skim)
Crosswalks 19-21 (skim)
Stop Lines 22-22 (skim)
Right-Turn Channelizing Islands 23-24 (skim)
Minimum Length of Passing Zones 25-25 (skim)
Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes 26-28 (skim)
Climbing or Passing Lanes 29-30 (skim)
Lane Reductions 31-31 (skim)
Painted Medians, Paved Shoulders, and Approaches to Obstructions 32-35 (skim)
Entrance Ramp Gores 36-38 (skim)
Exit Ramp Gores 39-42 (skim)
Miscellaneous Treatments 43-44 (skim)
Chapter Six - Conclusions and Future Research Needs 45-49 (skim)
Bibliography 50-52 (skim)
Glossary 53-53 (skim)
Appendix A - Figures from Chapter 3B of the 2003 MUTCD that are Referenced in this Synthesis 54-70 (skim)
Appendix B - Standards from Chapter 3B of the 2003 MUTCD that are Referenced in This Synthesis 71-71 (skim)
Appendix C - Inventory of information Received from the 54 Agencies that Supplied Information for this Synthesis 72-76 (skim)
Appendix D - Turn Lanes at intersections 77-86 (skim)
Appendix E - Lane Lines for Dual Turn Lanes 87-89 (skim)
Appendix F - Dotted Lines in Turn Lane Tapers 90-92 (skim)
Appendix G - Left-Turn Lane Added Between the Through Lanes of a Two-Way Highway 93-94 (skim)
Appendix H - Solid Lane Lines Between Through Lanes on Signalized Approaches 95-96 (skim)
Appendix I - Crosswalks and Stop Lines 97-103 (skim)
Appendix J - Minimum Length of Passing Zones 104-105 (skim)
Appendix K - Minimum Length of No-Passing Zones 106-106 (skim)
Appendix L - Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes 107-110 (skim)
Appendix M - Climbing or Passing Lanes 111-113 (skim)
Appendix N - Lane Reductions 114-116 (skim)
Appendix O - Channelizing Islands, Painted Medians, Paved Shoulders, and Approaches to Obstructions 117-121 (skim)
Appendix P - Entrance Ramp Gores 122-128 (skim)
Appendix Q - Exit Ramp Gores 129-137 (skim)
Appendix R - Non-MUTCD Items 138-138 (skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 139-139 (skim)

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 356: Pavement Markings—Design and Typical Layout Details identifies variations in pavement marking designs, practices, and policies, as provided by 48 of 50 state departments of transportation, and transportation agencies from the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and four cities.

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