Redefining Regional Highway Corridors: Strategic Design Guide

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Where this applies:

Safety Assessment

Applies at entrances to towns, Clear signage and wayfinding at major intersecting streets, indicate to drivers where to go and allow drivers to anticipate and elsewhere as desired turns and slower speeds in Pair with: Any or all other tools advance.

Economic Assessment Clear signage and wayfinding advertise destinations and help connect people to shops and businesses.

AMBRIDGE EXAMPLE Signage, murals, and lighting on the bridge as well as under the bridge can make the existing infrastructure serve as a visual gateway as well. The wide shoulder allows safe pulloff space, then narrows to slow traffic and accommodate a ric gateway element. EMSWORTH EXAMPLE Simple improvements such as entry markers, attractive signage, town names on the median, and landscaping change the road’s character within town boundaries.

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