| New and Upgraded Roads | |
| Description: Enhancements to the geometric design and physical characteristics of current roadways | |
| Targeted mode: All traffic | Geographic scope: Corridor |
| Type of initiative: Infrastructure management: major improvements | Primary objective: Improve inadequate infrastructure/ enhance safety |
| Expected costs and level of effort to implement: Extensive stakeholder involvement and an assessment of all potential impacts (positive and negative), both inside and outside the study area, should factor into planning. Costs of implementation range from short-term inexpensive maintenance to very high construction and reconstruction costs of new truck routes or lanes. | |
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| Related alternatives: 1. Ring Roads; 2. Freight Cluster Development (Freight Village); 3. Freight Parking and Loading Zones; 4. Truck Stops/ Parking Outside of Metropolitan Areas | |
| References: Ogden 1992; Woudsma 2001; Georgia Department of Transportation 2011a; Suffolk County Council 2011; Wilbur Smith Associates 2012. | |
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