U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Printable Version
[PDF, 1.80 MB]
Final Report
January 5, 2012
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
The main focus of this document is to explain the important design, construction, and materials-related considerations for constructing the Safety EdgeSM. The target audience of this report is pavement design and construction personnel who will specify and construct the Safety EdgeSM.
| 1. Report No. | 2. Government Accession No | 3. Recipient's Catalog No | |
| 3. Title and Subtitle Safety EdgeSM Design and Construction Guide |
5. Report Date January 5, 2012 |
||
| 6. Performing Organization Code | |||
| 7. Authors Andy Mergenmeier, P.E., Harold Von Quintus, P.E, Jagannath Mallela, and Paul Littleton, P.E. |
8. Performing Organization Report No. | ||
| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Applied Research Associates, Inc. 100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 200 Champaign, IL 61820 |
10. Work Unit No. | ||
| 11. Contract or Grant No. | |||
| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Infrastructure Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered Design and Construction Guide April 2010 – July 2011 |
||
| 14. Sponsoring Agency Code | |||
| 15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative: Byron Lord and Mary Huie Contracting Officer’s Technical Manager: Andy Mergenmeier |
|||
| 16. Abstract In a coordinated effort with highway authorities and industry leaders, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts initiative serves as a catalyst to identify and promote cost effective innovations to bring about rapid change to increase safety of our nations highway system, decrease project delivery time, and protect our environment. The Safety EdgeSM concept is an example of one such initiative in which the edge of the road is beveled during construction for the purpose of helping drivers who migrate off the roadways to more easily return to the road without over correcting and running into the path of oncoming traffic or running off the other side of the roadway. This Design and Construction Guide shares the findings from ten demonstration projects in multiple states and other ad hoc projects in which the Safety EdgeSM was implemented. This Guide supports the FHWA's efforts to implement the Safety EdgeSM technology by providing standards, guidance, and specifications for adopting this treatment as a standard practice on all applicable new and resurfacing pavement projects. The Guide provides information on the various elements to consider when designing and constructing pavement projects with the Safety EdgeSM. The Guide provides insights and lessons learned on previously constructed projects, highlighting items that may vary from conventional pavement design and construction. |
|||
| 17. Key Words Safety EdgeSM, slope, asphalt concrete materials, PCC, roadway departure |
18.Distribution Statement No restriction. | ||
| 19. Security Classif.(of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages | 22. Price |
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72)
SI* (MONDERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDE
1.3 SCOPE OF THE GUIDE
SECTION 2: SAFETY EdgeSM – GENERAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
2.1 SAFETY EdgeSM USE 2.2 PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND DISCONTINUOUS PAVING OPERATIONS
2.3 PAVEMENT EDGE/SHOULDER PREPARATION
2.4 SLOPE MEASUREMENT
2.5 BACKING MATERIAL PLACEMENT
3.1 DESIGN FEATURES AND SHAPE
3.2 EQUIPMENT – AC SAFETY EdgeSM DEVICES
3.3 ASPHALT CONCRETE MATERIALS
3.4 SAFETY EdgeSM CONSTRUCTION
4.1
DESIGN FEATURES AND SHAPE
4.2 EQUIPMENT – PCC SAFETY EdgeSM DEVICES
4.3 CONCRETE MIXTURES
4.4 SAFETY EdgeSM CONSTRUCTION
| Table of Contents | Next >> | |
