A policy on geometric design of highways and streets - 2001

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A POLICY
on
GEOMETRIC DESIGN
of
HIGHWAYS
and
STREETS
2001
American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials
444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 249
Washington, D.C. 20001
[phone]
www.transportation.org
©Copyright 2001, by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials. All Rights Reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any
form without written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of
America.
ISBN: 1-56051-156-7
American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials
Executive Committee
2000-2001
President: Thomas R. Warne, Utah
Vice President: Dean Carlson, Kansas
Secretary/Treasurer: Larry King, Pennsylvania
AASHTO Executive Director: John Horsley, Washington, D.C.
Immediate Past President: Dan Flowers, Arkansas
Regional Representatives
Region I: William Ankner, Rhode Island—President
(NASTO) Joseph Boardman, New York—Vice President
Region II: David McCoy, North Carolina—President
(SASHTO) Bruce Saltsman, Tennessee—Vice President
Region III: Cristine Klika, Indiana—President
(Mississippi Valley) Kirk Brown, Illinois—Vice President
Region IV: Joseph Perkins, Alaska—President
(WASHTO) Neal McCaleb, Oklahoma—Vice President
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Task Force on Geometric Design 2000
Members
Terry L. Abbott California 1999 – 2000
Don T. Arkle Alabama 1991 – Present
Ray Ballentine Mississippi 1997 – 1999
Harold E. Bastin National League of Cities 1993 – 1999
Paul Bercich Wyoming 1995 – Present
James O. Brewer Kansas 1986 – Present
Jerry Champa California 1997 – 1999
Philip J. Clark New York 1992 – Present
Susan Davis Oklahoma 1994 – 1995
Alan Glenn California 1992 – 1997
Charles A. Goessel New Jersey 1986 – Present
Dennis A. Grylicki National Association of County 1992 – 1999
Engineers
Irving Harris Mississippi 1992 – 1997
David Hutchison National League of Cities 1999 – Present
John LaPlante American Public Works Association 1989 – Present
Ken Lazar Illinois 1990 – 2000
Donald A. Lyford New Hampshire 1992 – Present
Mark A. Marek Texas l986 – Present
Terry H. Otterness Arizona 1997 – Present
Steven R. Oxoby Nevada 1993 – Present
Robert P. Parisi Port Authority of New York and 1992 – Present
New Jersey
Randy Peters Nebraska 1993 – 1998
John Pickering Mississippi 1999 – Present
William A. Prosser FHWA, Secretary 1995 – Present
Norman H. Roush West Virginia 1979 – Present
Joe Ruffer National League of Cities 1999 – Present
John Sacksteder Kentucky 1991 – 2000
Larry Sutherland Ohio 1991 – Present
Charlie V. Trujillo New Mexico 1998 – Present
Robert L. Walters Arkansas, Chairman 1982 – Present
Ted Watson Nebraska 1998 – Present
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AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Design
2000-2001
Dr. Kam K. Movassaghi, LOUISIANA, Chair
Susan Martinovich, NEVADA, Vice-Chair
Dwight A. Horne, FHWA, Secretary
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Ken F. Kobetsky, P.E., AASHTO, Staff Liaison
ALABAMA—Arkle, Don T. CONNECTICUT—Byrnes, James F.
Chief, Design Bureau Chief Engineer
Alabama Department of Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation
1409 Coliseum Boulevard P.O. Box 317546/2800 Berlin Turnpike
Montgomery, AL 36130-3050 Newington, CT 06131-7546
ALABAMA—Walker, Steven E. CONNECTICUT—Smith, Bradley J.
Assistant Chief Design Engineer Manager of State Design
Alabama Department of Transportation Connecticut Department of Transportation
1409 Coliseum Boulevard P.O. Box 317546/2800 Berlin Turnpike
Montgomery, AL 36130-3050 Newington, CT 06131-7546
ALASKA—Hogins, Gary DELAWARE—Angelo, Michael A.
Chief of Design & Construction Assistant Director, Design Support
Standards Delaware Department of Transportation
Alaska Department of Transportation & P.O. Box 778, Bay Road, Route 113
Public Facilities Dover, DE 19903-0778
3132 Channel Drive DELAWARE—Canning, Kevin
Juneau, AK 99801-7898 Supervising Engineer—Road Design
ARIZONA—Louis, John L. Delaware Department of Transportation
Assistant State Engineer, Roadway Group P.O. Box 778, Bay Road, Route 113
Arizona Department of Transportation Dover, DE 19903-0778
205 South 17th Ave., Mail Drop 611E DELAWARE—Satterfield, Joe
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3213 Specifications Engineer
ARKANSAS—Loe, Dale F. Delaware Department of Transportation
Assistant Chief Engineer—Design P.O. Box 778, Bay Road, Route 113
Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Dover, DE 19903-0778
Department DELAWARE—Simmons, Michael H.
P.O. Box 2261, 10324 Interstate 30 Road Design Engineer
State Highway Building Delaware Department of Transportation
Little Rock, AR 72203-2261 P.O. Box 778, Bay Road, Route 113
ARKANSAS—McConnell, Phillip L. Dover, DE 19903-0778
Engineer of Roadway Design FLORIDA—Hattaway, Billy L.
Arkansas State Highway & Transportation State Roadway Design Engineer
Department Florida Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 2261, 10324 Interstate 30 605 Suwannee Street
State Highway Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Little Rock, AR 72203-2261 FLORIDA—Mills, Jim
CALIFORNIA—Buckley, Robert L. Roadway Design Engineer
State and Local Project Development Florida Department of Transportation
Program Manager 605 Suwannee Street
California Department of Transportation Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
P.O. Box 942874, 1120 N Street FLORIDA—Simmons, Freddie L.
Sacramento, CA 94273 State Highway Engineer
COLORADO—Harris, Timothy J. Florida Department of Transportation
Project Development Branch Manager 605 Suwannee Street, MS 38
Colorado Department of Transportation Tallahassee, FL 32311-0450
4201 East Arkansas Avenue, Room 406 GEORGIA—Kennerly, James
Denver, CO 80222 State Road and Airport Design Engineer
CONNECTICUT—Bard, Carl F. Georgia Department of Transportation
Principal Engineer 2 Capitol Square, Room 444
Connecticut Department of Transportation Atlanta, GA 30334
P.O. Box 317546/2800 Berlin Turnpike
Newington, CT 06131-7546
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GEORGIA—Palladi, Joseph KENTUCKY—Kratt, David
State Urban and Multi-Modal Design Location Branch Manager
Engineer Kentucky Transportation Cabinet,
Georgia Department of Transportation Division Of Highway Design
No. 2 Capitol Square, Room 356 High and Clinton streets, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30334 Frankfort, KY 40622
GEORGIA—Scott, Walker W. KENTUCKY—Sperry, Kenneth R.
Georgia Department of Transportation Assistant State Highway Engineer
2 Capitol Square Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, State
Atlanta, GA 30334 Highway Engineer's Office
HAWAII—Abe, Casey 501 High Street, State Office Building
Engineer Program Manager, Design Frankfort, KY 40622
Branch, Highways Division LOUISIANA—Israel, N. Kent
Hawaii Department of Transportation Roadway Design Engineer Administrator
601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 688A Louisiana Department of Transportation
Kapolei, HI 96707 and Development
HAWAII—Fronda, Julius P.O. Box 94245, 1201 Capitol Access Road
Highway Design Section Head Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245
Hawaii Department of Transportation LOUISIANA—Kalivoda, Nicholas
601 Kapolei Boulevard, Room 609 Traffic and Geometrics Design Engineer
Kapolei, HI 96707 Louisiana Department of Transportation
IDAHO—Hutchinson, Steven C. and Development
Assistant Chief Engineer—Development Trenton, LA 86250
Idaho Transportation Department LOUISIANA—Porta, Lloyd E.
P.O. Box 7129, 3311 W. State Street Design Squad
Boise, ID 83707 Louisiana Department of Transportation
IDAHO—Laragan, Gregory and Development
Roadway Design Engineer P.O. Box 94245, 1201 Capitol Access Road
Idaho Transportation Department Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245
P.O. Box 7129, 3311 W. State Street MAINE—Casey, Jerry A.
Boise, ID 83707 Program Manager—Urban and Arterial
ILLINOIS—Hine, Michael Highways
Chief of Design and Environment Maine Department of Transportation
Illinois Department of Transportation Transportation Building, State House
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway Station 16
Springfield, IL 62764 Augusta, ME 04333-0016
ILLINOIS—Seyfried, Robert MARYLAND—Douglass, Robert D.
Northwestern University Center for Deputy Chief Engineer-Highway
Public Safety Development
405 Church Street Maryland Department of
Evanston, IL 60204 Transportation, State Highway
INDIANA—Klika, Phelps H. Administration
Director, Division of Design 707 N. Calvert Street, Mail Stop C102
Indiana Department of Transportation Baltimore, MD 21202
100 N. Senate Avenue MARYLAND—McClelland, Kirk G.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2217 Highway Design Division Chief
IOWA—Dillavou, Mitch Maryland Department of
Director, Office of Design Transportation, State Highway
Iowa Department of Transportation Administration
800 Lincoln Way 707 N. Calvert Street
Ames, IA 50010 Baltimore, MD 21202
IOWA—Little, David MASSACHUSETTS—Blundo, John
Deputy Director Deputy Chief Engineer, Highway
Iowa Department of Transportation, Engineering
Engineering Division Massachusetts Highway Department
800 Lincoln Way 10 Park Plaza, Room 6340
Ames, IA 50010 Boston, MA 02116-3973
KANSAS—Adams, Richard G. MASSACHUSETTS—Wood, Stanley
Road Design Engineer Highway Location and Design Engineer
Kansas Department of Transportation Massachusetts Highway Department
915 Harrison Ave., 9th Floor 10 Park Plaza
Topeka, KS 66612-1568 Boston, MA 02116
KANSAS—Brewer, James O. MICHIGAN—Miller, Paul F.
Engineering Manager—State Road Office Engineer of Design
Kansas Department of Transportation Michigan Department of Transportation,
Docking State Office Building, 9th Floor Design Division
Topeka, KS 66612-1568 State Transportation Building
425 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI 48909
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MINNESOTA—Gerdes, Delbert NEW MEXICO—Maestas, Roy
Director, Technical Support Chief, Internal Design Bureau
Minnesota Department of Transportation New Mexico State Highway and
Transportation Building, MS 675, 395 Transportation Department
John Ireland Boulevard P.O. Box 1149, 1120 Cerrillos Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-1899 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1149
MISSISSIPPI—Pickering, John B. NEW MEXICO—Trujillo, Charlie V.
Roadway Design Engineer Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning and Design
P.O. Box 1850, 401 North West Street New Mexico State Highway and
Jackson, MS 39215-1850 Transportation Department
MISSISSIPPI—Ruff, Wendel T. P.O. Box 1149, 1120 Cerrillos Road
Assistant Chief Engineer—Preconstruction Santa Fe, NM 87504-1149
Mississippi Department of Transportation NEW YORK—Bellair, Peter J.
P.O. Box 1850, 401 North West Street Director of Design Quality Insurance
Jackson, MS 39215-1850 Bureau
MISSOURI—Nichols, David B. New York Department of Transportation
Director of Project Development Building 5, State Office Campus
Missouri Department of Transportation 1220 Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 270 Albany, NY 12232-0750
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0207 NEW YORK—Clark, Phillip J.
MISSOURI—Yarnell, William (Bill) Deputy Chief Engineer/Director, Design
Division Engineer Design Division
Missouri Department of Transportation New York Department of Transportation
105 West Capitol Avenue, P.O. Box 270 Building 5, State Office Campus
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0207 1220 Washington Avenue
MONTANA—Peil, Carl S. Albany, NY 12232-0748
Preconstruction Engineer NEW YORK—D'Angelo, Daniel
Montana Department of Transportation Director, Design Quality Assurance Bureau
P.O. Box 201001, 2701 Prospect Avenue New York Department of Transportation
Helena, MT 59620-1001 1220 Washington Ave.
NEBRASKA—Poppe, Eldon D. Building 5, Room 410
Engineer, Roadway Design Division Albany, NY 12232-0751
Nebraska Department of Roads NORTH CAROLINA—Alford, John E.
1500 Nebraska Highway 2 State Roadway Design Unit
P.O. Box 94759 North Carolina Department of
Lincoln, NE 68509-4759 Transportation
NEVADA—Oxoby, Steve R. P.O. Box 25201, 1 South Wilmington Street
Chief Road Design Engineer Raleigh, NC 27611-5201
Nevada Department of Transportation NORTH CAROLINA—Barbour, Deborah M.
1263 S. Stewart Street State Design Engineer
Carson City, NV 89712 North Carolina Department of
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Green, Craig A. Transportation
Administrator, Bureau of Highway Design P.O. Box 25201, 1 South Wilmington Street
New Hampshire Department of Raleigh, NC 27611-5201
Transportation NORTH CAROLINA—Hill, Len
John O. Morton Building, P.O. Box 483 Deputy Administrator, Pre-Construction
1 Hazen Drive North Carolina Department of
Concord, NH 03301-0483 Transportation
NEW JERSEY—Dunne, Richard W. P.O. Box 25201, 1 South Wilmington Street
Director, Design Services Raleigh, NC 27611-5201
New Jersey Department of Transportation NORTH CAROLINA—Morton, Don R.
1035 Parkway Avenue, CN 600 Deputy Administrator—Preconstruction
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600 North Carolina Department of
NEW JERSEY—Eisdorfer, Arthur J. Transportation, Division of Highways
Manager, Bureau of Civil Engineering P.O. Box 25201, 1 South Wilmington Street
New Jersey Department of Transportation Raleigh, NC 27611-5201
1035 Parkway Avenue, CN 600 NORTH DAKOTA—Birst, Kenneth E.
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600 Design Engineer
NEW JERSEY—Miller, Charles North Dakota Department of Transportation
Executive Assistant, Office of the Director 608 E. Boulevard Avenue
New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bismarck, ND 58505-0700
Division Of Design Services OHIO—Misel, Cash
1035 Parkway Avenue, CN 600 Assistant Director and Chief Engineer
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600 Ohio Department of Transportation,
Planning and Production Management
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223-1102
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OHIO—Sutherland, Larry F. SOUTH DAKOTA—Bjorneberg, Timothy
Deputy Director, Office of Roadway Chief Road Design Engineer
Engineering Services South Dakota Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation 700 East Broadway Avenue
1980 West Broad Street Pierre, SD 57501-2586
Columbus, OH 43223 SOUTH DAKOTA—Feller, Joe
OKLAHOMA—Senkowski, Christine M. Chief Materials and Surfacing Engineer
Division Engineer, Roadway Design South Dakota Department of Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation 700 East Broadway Avenue
200 N. E. 21st Street, Room 2c-2 Pierre, SD 57501-2586
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3204 TENNESSEE—Jones, Jeff C.
OKLAHOMA—Taylor, Bruce E. Civil Engineer Director, Design Division
Chief Engineer Tennessee Department of Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation 505 Deaderick Street, Suite 700
200 N.E. 21st Street Nashville, TN 37243-0339
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3204 TENNESSEE—Zeigler, James
OREGON—Greenberg, Dave Director, Bureau of Planning and
Design Unit Manager Development
Oregon Department of Transportation Tennessee Department of Transportation
355 Capitol Street N.E., Room 200 700 James K. Polk Building,
Salem, OR 97310 Fifth and Deaderick
OREGON—Nelson, Catherine Nashville, TN 37243-0339
Manager, Roadway Engineering Section TEXAS—Wilson, Robert L.
Oregon Department of Transportation Director, Design
200 Transportation Building Texas Department of Transportation
Salem, OR 97310 125 East 11th Street
OREGON—Scheick, Jeff Austin, TX 78701-2483
Manager, Technical Services UTAH—Mohanty, P. K.
Oregon Department of Transportation Roadway Design Engineer
Transportation Building, 355 Capitol Street Utah Department of Transportation
Salem, OR 97310 4501 South 2700 West
PENNSYLVANIA—Schreiber, Dean A. Salt Lake City, UT 84119
Chief, Highway Quality Assurance Div. VERMONT—Lathrop, Donald H.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Plan Support Engineer
P.O. Box 3161 Vermont Agency of Transportation
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3161 State Administration Building
PUERTO RICO—Hernandez Borges, Jose E. 133 State Street
Director, Design Area Montpelier, VT 05633-5001
Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation VERMONT—Shattuck, Robert F.
Authority Roadway and Traffic Design Program
P.O. Box 42007, Minillas Station Manager
San Juan, PR 00940-2007 Vermont Agency of Transportation
RHODE ISLAND—Bennett, J. Michael State Administration Building
Managing Engineer, Highway Design 133 State Street
Rhode Island Department of Transportation Montpelier, VT 05633-5001
State Office Building, 2 Capitol Hill VIRGINIA—Harris, James T.
Providence, RI 02903-1124 Assisant Division Administrator
SOUTH CAROLINA—Kneece, Rocque L. Virginia Department of Transportation,
C Fund Manager Location and Design Division
South Carolina Department of 1401 E. Broad Street
Transportation Richmond, VA 23219
Silas N. Pearman Building, 955 Park Street VIRGINIA—Mills, Jimmy
Box 191 Location and Testing Engineer
Columbia, SC 29202-0191 Virginia Department of Transportation
SOUTH CAROLINA—Pratt, Robert I. 1401 East Broad Street
Project Development Engineer Richmond, VA 23219
South Carolina Department of VIRGINIA—Mirshahi, Mohammad
Transportation Assistant Division Administrator
Silas N. Pearman Building, 955 Park Street Virginia Department of Transportation
Box 191 1401 E. Broad Street
Columbia, SC 29202-0191 Richmond, VA 23219
SOUTH CAROLINA—Walsh, John V. WASHINGTON—Albin, Richard
Program Development Engineer Standards Engineer
South Carolina Department of Washington State Department of
Transportation Transportation
Silas N. Pearman Building, 955 Park Street Transportation Building
Box 191 310 Maple Park, P.O. Box 47329
Columbia, SC 29202-0191 Olympia, WA 98504-7329
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WASHINGTON—Ziegler, Brian J. WYOMING—Bercich, Paul
State Design Engineer Project Development Engineer
Washington State Department of Wyoming Department of Transportation
Transportation P.O. Box 1708, 5300 Bishop Boulevard
505 Deaderick Street, Suite 700 Cheyenne, WY 82003-1708
Olympia, WA 98504-7300 DISTRICT OF
WEST VIRGINIA—Clevenger, David E. COLUMBIA—Rice, John
Consultant Review Section Head Manager, Engineering and Specifications
West Virginia Department of Division
Transportation, Engineering Division Federal Aviation Administration
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 5 800 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Charleston, WV 25305-0440 Room 616C, AAS-200
WEST VIRGINIA—Epperly, Randolph T. Washington, D.C. 20591-0001
Deputy State Highway Engineer-Project DISTRICT OF
Development COLUMBIA—Sandhu, Harbhajan S.
West Virginia Department of Chief, Design and Engineering Division
Transportation District of Columbia Department of Public
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 5 Works
Charleston, WV 25305-0440 2000 14th Street, N.W., 5th Floor
WEST VIRGINIA—Roush, Norman H. Washington, D.C. 20009
Deputy Commissioner of Highways BRITISH COLUMBIA,
West Virginia Department of CANADA—Voyer, Richard
Transportation Senior Standards and Design Engineer
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Building 5 British Columbia Ministry of
Charleston, WV 25305-0440 Transportation and Highways
WISCONSIN—Haverberg, John E. 5B - 940 Blanshard Street
Director, Bureau of Highway Development Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3E6
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 7910
4802 Sheboygan Avenue
Madison, WI 53707-7910
WISCONSIN—Pfeiffer, Robert F.
Project Development Chief
Wisconsin Department of Transportation,
District 2, Waukesha
P.O. Box 7910
4802 Sheboygan Avenue
Madison, WI 53707-7910
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Preface
This Policy was developed as part of the continuing work of the Standing Committee on
Highways. The Committee, then titled the Committee on Planning and Design Policies, was
established in 1937 to formulate and recommend highway engineering policies. This Committee
has developed A Policy on Geometric Design of Rural Highways, 1954 and 1965 editions; A
Policy on Arterial Highways in Urban Areas, 1957; A Policy on Design of Urban Highways and
Arterial Streets, 1973; Geometric Design Standards for Highways Other Than Freeways, 1969;
A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 1984, 1990, and 1994; A Policy on
Design Standards—Interstate System, 1956, 1967, and 1991; and a number of other AASHO and
AASHTO policy and “guide” publications.
An AASHTO publication is typically developed through the following steps: (1) The
Committee selects subjects and broad outlines of material to be covered. (2) The appropriate
subcommittee and its task forces, in this case, the Subcommittee on Design and its Task Force on
Geometric Design, assemble and analyze relevant data and prepare a tentative draft. Working
meetings are held and revised drafts are prepared, as necessary, and reviewed by the
Subcommittee, until agreement is reached. (3) The manuscript is then submitted for approval by
the Standing Committee on Highways and then the Executive Committee. Standards and policies
must be adopted by a two-thirds vote by the Member Departments before publication. During the
developmental process, comments are sought and considered from all the states, the Federal
Highway Administration, and representatives of the American Public Works Association, the
National Association of County Engineers, the National League of Cities, and other interested
parties.
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