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Model Inventory of Roadway Elements – MIRE, Version 1.0

151. Length of Exclusive Left Turn Lanes

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

Attributes: Feet

See Figure 13 for additional detail.

Priority: Value added

HPMS/Tool Requirements: None

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

Figure 13. Illustration of Exclusive Left Turn Lane Length.

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