Low Cost Traffic Engineering Improvements:
A Primer

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Prepared by

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Transportation Management

April 2003

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Table of Contents

Technical Report Documentation

Acronyms

Introduction and Purpose

What Are Low Cost Traffic Engineering Improvements?

Why Are Low Cost Traffic Engineering Improvements Important?

What Agencies Are Using Low Cost Improvements?

Innovative Low Cost Strategies

Low Cost Improvements for Rural Roads

Conclusion

References

Appendix: Guidelines for Installation of Pennsylvania "Dot" Tailgating Treatment

List of Figures

Figure 1.

Pennsylvania DOT Intersection Warning Treatment

List of Tables

Table 1.	Additional Examples of Low Cost Traffic Engineering Improvements
Table 2.	Springfield, Missouri Intersection Problem Treatments
Table 3.	Selected Intersections Treated as Part of AAA Michigan Program
Table 4.	Examples of Low Cost Implementations by Maryland State Highway Administration
Table 5.	Sample Problems Treated by Pennsylvania DOT
Table 6.	Pennsylvania DOT Innovative Low Cost Improvements