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原文传递 U.S. ROUTE 50: LOUDOUN-FAUQUIER COUNTIES, VIRGINIA.

题名：	U.S. ROUTE 50: LOUDOUN-FAUQUIER COUNTIES, VIRGINIA.
作者：	Oldham-SG; Vaughan-J
关键词：	Arterial-highways; Context-sensitive-design; Demonstration-projects; Economic-impacts; Fauquier-County-Virginia; Financing-; Historic-preservation; Landscape-design; Loudoun-County-Virginia; Property-acquisition; Road-shoulders; Roundabouts-; Rural-highways; Scenic-highways; Small-towns; Traffic-calming; Traffic-islands; Traffic-lanes; Width-
摘要：	This project is a national demonstration project, funded under Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT's) Virginia Transportation Development Plan. The project is described as "Traffic Calming Measures for Route 50 in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties." The portion of U.S. Route 50 affected by this project is 24 mi long and located approximately 45 mi west of Washington, D.C., in the VDOT Northern Virginia District. Route 50 is a rural highway, serving as a through route as well as the main street for several small towns. The area economy is based on tourism and agriculture, so the road serves farm vehicles, bicyclists, and tourists as well as local businesses, schools, churches, residents, and commuters. Route 50 is functionally classified as a minor arterial. Current funding for the project totals $16.25 million. The intent of the project is to employ traffic calming measures that will require drivers to comply with posted speed limits within the towns and along the intervening roadway segments. Context-sensitive design features are: scenic, historic, and economic preservation; minimal right-of-way acquisition; stabilized turf shoulders; roundabouts, rural splitter islands, and overall integration of landscape materials; and design exceptions for 10-ft-wide travel lanes, with an additional 1 ft of the adjacent valley gutter drainage system available if needed.
总页数：	Transportation Research E-Circular. 2004/07. pp20-24 (1 Phot., 3 Fig.)
报告类型：	科技报告