Sat
Feb 19 2011
10:33 am
Alcoa Highway project update
By: R. Neal

Our tilting at the windmill that is the Alcoa Parkway/bypass project continues...

• Alcoa, Inc. does not fully support project

• FHWA asked to require Environmental Impact Statement

More stuff at fixalcoahighway.com

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bizgrrl's picture

Exactly! I don't see the

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sat, 2011/02/19 - 11:30am.

Exactly! I don't see the problem with traffic lights, they just need to be well placed with additional modifications to the crossovers, etc. and zippity do dah it's safe.

Having said that, there are ways to fix the existing Alcoa Highway without traffice lights, using overpasses and better access controls. The Mr. is correct, the powers that be would not listen to traffic lights as a solution.

R. Neal's picture

TYS goes ballistic every time

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2011/02/19 - 11:04am.

TYS goes ballistic every time that is mentioned. So do certain members of the Knox Regional TPO.

jbr's picture

Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)

Submitted by jbr on Sun, 2011/04/10 - 9:55am.

Looks like US DOT provides free software "for evaluating safety and operational effects of geometric design decisions on highways."

It provides estimates of a highway design's expected safety and operational performance and checks existing or proposed highway designs against relevant design policy values.

may be downloaded free-of-charge at (link...). User technical support is also available free-of-charge. An IHSDM Training Course is available through the FHWA's National Highway Institute.

(link...)

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