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Corridor Access Management

Corridor access management is a Proven Safety Countermeasure.
Thoughtful access management along a corridor can simultaneously enhance safety for all modes, facilitate walking and biking, and reduce trip delay and congestion.

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Connections to Other Transportation Safety Topics

  • Intersection designs such as roundabouts or those with reduced left–turn conflicts such as restricted crossing U–turns (RCUT) and median U–turns (MUT), can be part of an effective corridor access management plan
  • Consider completing a Road Safety Audit to examine the safety of an existing corridor and its intersections
Image sources: About Intersection Safety: MoDOT, FLKR, licensed under CC BY 2.0.; Safe System Intersections: deberarr, iStock/Getty Images Plus; Intersection Control Evaluation: CreativeNature_nl, and smolaw11, iStock/Getty Images Plus; Stop–Controlled Intersections: James Andrews, iStock/Getty Images; Corridor Access Management: FHWA; Roundabouts: FHWA; Crossover Intersections: FHWA; Reduced Left–Turn Conflict Intersections: FHWA; Signalized Intersections: FHWA; Other Intersection Designs: NCDOT
Page last modified on March 12, 2021
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