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Publications

• AASHTO Highway Safety Manual
• Access Management Manual
• Benefits of Access Management Brochure
• Impact of Shoulder Width and Median Width on Safety (NCHRP Report 633) [PDF, 1.58 MB]
• Improved Procedures for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Roadside Safety Features (NCHRP Report 492) [PDF, 707.6 KB]
• Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) Library
• Median Intersection Design for Rural High-Speed Divided Highways (NCHRP Report 650) [PDF, 12.1 MB]
• Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions - July 2007 [HTML] [PDF - 8.71 MB]
• NCHRP Project 15-22, “Safety Consequences of Flexibility in Highway Design”
• NCHRP Project 15-31, “Design Guidance for Freeway Mainline Ramp Terminals”
• NCHRP Report 480 “A Guide for Best Practices for Achieving Context Sensitive Solutions”
• NCHRP Report 486: Systemwide Impact of Safety and Traffic Operations Design Decisions for 3R Projects [PDF, 404 KB]
• NCHRP Report 502: Geometric Design Consistency on High-Speed Rural Two-lane Roadways
• NCHRP Report 500 Volume 7: A Guide for Reducing Collisions on Horizontal Curves
• Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, Second Edition (NCHRP Report 672) [PDF, 24.25 MB]

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Program Contact

Jeffrey Shaw
jeffrey.shaw@dot.gov
708-283-3524