ERIC Number: ED107801
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-Feb
Pages: 69
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Highway Safety Program Manual: Volume 12: Highway Design, Construction and Maintenance.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
Volume 12 of the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on highway design, construction and maintenance. The purpose and specific objectives of such a program are described. Federal authority in the area of highway safety and policies regarding a road construction and maintenance program are explained. Program development and operations (design and construction features, emergency response, maintenance work site safety, rail crossings, pedestrian safety, land development, and training) are presented. Criteria and procedures for program evaluation are outlined; program evaluation reports and reports to the Federal Highway Administration are explained. Local government participation is reviewed. Appendixes contain the Highway Safety Program Standard 12, Highway Design, Construction, and Maintenance; a glossary of definitions; references; a list of representative projects; and a list of resource organizations. (NH)
Descriptors: Design, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Guidelines, Local Government, Maintenance, Objectives, Policy, Program Evaluation, Reports, Road Construction, State Government, State Programs, Traffic Safety
Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402 (Stock Number 5003-00187, $1.75)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Authoring Institution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
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