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Model Inventory of Roadway Elements – MIRE, Version 1.0

152. Length of Exclusive Right Turn Lanes

Definition: Storage length of exclusive right turn lane(s) (not including taper).

Attributes: Feet

See Figure 14 for additional detail.

Priority: Value added

HPMS/Tool Requirements: None

Illustration shows an intersection of two-lane roadways, with one approach having an exclusive right-turn lane. An arrow indicates that the right turn lane length is measured from the end of the right-turn lane taper (where the full right-turn lane width begins) to the curb line of the intersecting roadway.

Figure 14. Illustration of Exclusive Right Turn Lane Length.

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