Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study: Linkage between the Revised Desk Scans and Project Plans Report

Chapter 1: Introduction

The purpose of this Linkage between the Revised Desk Scans and Project Plans report is to document how the information and understanding gained through the revised Desk Scans informed the technical methodology undertaken in the USDOT 2014 Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight (CTSW) Limits Study. The technical methodology was initially provided in the 2014 CTSW Study Tasks Project Plans and subsequently revised throughout the course of the project as details about available data emerged and analytical approaches were refined. As such, the linkages in this report reference the Project Plans as manifested in the 2014 CTSW Study Tasks technical reports. The original 2014 CTSW Study Project Plans have not been revised.

This report includes linkages between the revised desk scans and the project plans for the 2014 CTSW Study five Tasks technical analysis: Modal Shift Comparative Analysis; Compliance Comparative Analysis; Highway Safety and Truck Crash Comparative Analysis; Pavement Comparative Analysis; and Bridge Comparative Analysis.

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