Intersection and Interchange Design
This type of circular
intersection directs traffic
in one direction around a
central island, improving
safety by reducing collision
severity and traffic speeds
What is a roundabout
This interstate carries traffic between western and eastern NC
What is interstate 40?
HOT
What is a High Occupancy Toll (Lanes)
This is the final step in the
traditional "four-step"
travel demand model
What is Trip Assignment
This guidebook ensures regularity of signage and pavement markings across state borders
What is the MUTCD
Daily Double
It's a bird, it's a plane - it's
this type of intersection
prohibiting straight or left
turning movements from
minor approaches
What is a Superstreet
The longest highway in NC, going from Murphy to Manteo (well technically Nags Head)
What is US 64?
AADT
What is a Annual Average Daily Traffic
Though it sounds like a tool to
lose weight, this planning
technique attempts to achieve
operational and safety
improvements by reducing the
number of travel lanes and/or
usable road width
What is a Road Diet
The color of the book on street and highway design
What is the green book?
This interchange, known as
a DDI, requires that
vehicles briefly cross over
to travel on the lefthand
side
What is a Diverging Diamond Interchange
Daily Double!
This NC Highway is the shortest in the state at only 0.63 miles
What is NC Highway 400?
VPH
What is a Vehicles Per Hour
Enacted on January 1, 1970,
this law requires federal
agencies to evaluate
environmental effects and
prepare impact statements for
proposed actions
What is the National Environmental Policy Act
This manual's methodologies focus on traffic flow theory and roadway throughput
What is the HCM?
An access management
tool, this 3-way intersection
type - known as RIRO -
restricts turning
movements typically by
physical barriers like islands
What is right in - right out
Not all North Carolina highways stay on land. This NC route continues by state ferry between Cedar Island and Ocracoke island.
What is NC 12?
ETC
What is a Electronic Toll Collection
This type of public
transportation system is
intended to increase reliability
and capacity for bus travel;
one of these systems is
currently being designed for
Raleigh
What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
This manual forecasts vehicular demand based on land use
What is the ITE Trip Generation Manual?
This interchange type,
known as a SPUI,
compresses traffic into one
intersection over or under
the free-flowing road,
creating space efficiency
What is a Single Point Urban Interchange
The newest segment of interstate in North Carolina which opened two weeks ago (number and place)
What is Interstate 74, and where is Winston Salem
UVC
What is a Uniform Vehicle Code
This type of policy-making
organization was created to
ensure regional
transportation cohesion
and cooperation in
urbanized areas
What is a Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Canadian province whose traffic manuals are the Canadian standard
What is Ontario?