Standards, Policies, Procedures and Quality Assurance
Technical Resources
- Guardrail, Barriers, and Roadside Safety
- Guardrail Installation Training Manual (GRIT)
- 2008 VDOT Road and Bridge Standards, Section 500 Guardrail and Fence
- VDOT Approved Products List, NCHRP 350/ MASH
- VDOT I&IM-220, VDOT Repair, Replacement and Upgrade Guidelines
- VDOT I&IM-222, NCHRP/ MASH Test Requirements
- FHWA Roadside Hardware Policy and Guidance
- NCHRP 537 - Recommended Guidelines for Curb and Barrier Installation
- NCHRP 638 - Guidelines for Guardrail Implementation
- VDOT Road Design Manual, Appendix A
- Virginia Work Area Protection Manual
- Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, MASH
- FHWA Roadway Departure Countermeasures
- Guardrail Installation Training Presentation (not available)
- FHWA Memorandum regarding 27 ¾” Guardrail Height (31” guardrail)
- NCHRP 500, Volume 6, A Guide for addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions
- Driveway
- NCHRP Report 659 Guide for the Geometric Design of Driveways
- NCHRP W151 Geometric Design of Driveways
Intersections- Access Management in the Vicinity of Intersections
- Access Management in Vicinity of Intersections (Presentation)
- Alternate Intersections Interchanges Informational Report
- NCHRP Report 650 Median Intersection Design for Rural High Speed
Pedestrian- Context Sensitive Solutions for Walkable Communities
- Informational Report on Lighting Design for Mid-block Crosswalks
- Livability in Transportation Guide Book
- NCHRP LRD-53 Liability Aspects of Bikeways
- NCHRP Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practices (117A)
- NCHRP Guidelines For Accessible Pedestrian Signals (117B)
- Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Lists
- Safety Effects of Marked Versus Unmarked Crosswalks
- Safety Benefits of Raised Medians & Pedestrian Refuge Areas
- Roadway and Traffic Design
- Above and Beyond
- FDOT-Investigation of Freeway Capacity Report
- Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions
- NCHRP Report 605 Passing Sight Distance Criteria
- NCHRP Report 641 Guidance Design Application of Shoulder Rumble
- Shane Work-Zone Crashes Final
- Work Zone Report Web
Roundabouts - Roundabouts In Virginia
Safety- Circular Methodology For The Development and Inclusion of Crash Modification
- Designing Roads that Guide Drivers to Choose Safer Speeds
- Driving Down Lane-Departure Crashes
- Good Practices Incorporating Safety into Resurfacing and Restoration Projects
- Horizontal Curve Safety
- NCHRP RRD-328 Color Effectiveness of Yellow Paint
- NCHRP RRD-345 Alternate Strategies for Safety Improvement Investments
- NCHRP W126 Methodology to Predict Safety Performance Rural Multilane Highways
Two Lane - Low Cost Safety Improvements two lane undivided
- Safety Improvements on Rural two lane undivided roads
- UDOT Design model for Safety Audits Two Lane Rural Highways
Page last modified: Oct. 14, 2012
