Evaluation of Geometric Design Aspects of 2-Lane Rural Highways in Ontario, Canada

User Information

Organization/Agency: Ryerson University, Canada

Basic Project Information

Project Name/Description: Evaluation of Geometric Design Aspects of Ontario Two-Lane Rural Highways

Nature of the Project/Study: Safety improvement, Road Safety Audit, passing lane evaluation, and an intersection study (University project)

Project Location: Village of Caledon, Ontario, Canada

Highway Length: 10 km

Functional Classification: 2-lane rural Arterial

Design Speed: ?

Posted Speed: 80 km/h

Terrain Type: Mountainous

Application of IHSDM

IHSDM Module(s) used:

• Policy Review

• Crash Prediction

• Design Consistency

• Traffic Analysis

• Intersection Review

Purpose of using IHSDM on this project:

To analyze the safety of the highway; use IHSDM results to improve the highway

Stage(s) of the project development process in which IHSDM was applied (e.g., planning, preliminary design, final design, etc.):

Planning and Preliminary Design

How IHSDM results were used to make design decisions:

IHSDM results were very useful and supportive.