CHAPTER 9 - HIGHWAY DESIGN

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ICHAPTER 9 - HIGHWAY DESIGNTABLE OF CONTENTSPage of the Standards Exceptions3. Mitigating DESIGN Aided DESIGN and Drafting (CADD) AND REFERENCES ........................................ ..... Study and Mapping Data Plans Contacts DEVELOPMENT ........................................ ............ DESIGN ........................................ ................ Consideration in HIGHWAY DESIGN 2. Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Relationship 3. Establish Control Points 4. Horizontal Alignment Alignment Distance Cross Section Grade Location and Cross Slope and Shoulder Widths d.

referenced throughout this manual. b. Design Speed. A principle element in establishing design criteria is the selection of the design speed for the facility. The design speed should be consistent with the speed the driver expects. It should be logical for the topography, adjacent land use, and type of highway. The design speed must equal or exceed

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