Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Paving Gravel Roads

Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Paving Gravel Roads
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Total Pages: 80
Release: 2002
Genre: Gravel roads
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A primary purpose of this report is to review and summarize studies that provided comparative data on the impacts of paved roads and unpaved roads for selected environmental factors. The results of the literature search suggest that comparative studies of the impacts of paved versus unpaved roads are not well documented for a broad range of environmental impacts. Dust impacts of unpaved roads on air quality, water quality, aquatic habitat, and the effectiveness of dust control and suppression measures, including paving, are well documented and provide a basis for making comparisons. Little comparative information on the other environmental factors considered for this report was found. A literature review, surveys, and data analyses indicate that paving gravel roads may raise property values and vehicle speed. Paving has little effect on traffic volume, economic development, employment, tourism and recreation. Evidence from testing an empirical model suggests that paving may reduce fatal accident rates. However, this finding may also be attributable to safety improvements which often accompany paving rather than the paving itself. Because there are a number of plausible explanations for this finding, the issue should receive further study.

Gravel Roads

Gravel Roads
Author: Ken Skorseth
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Total Pages: 112
Release: 2000
Genre: Gravel roads
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The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.

Economics of Design Standards for Low-volume Rural Roads

Economics of Design Standards for Low-volume Rural Roads
Author: Clarkson Hill Oglesby
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Total Pages: 112
Release: 1969
Genre: Technology & Engineering
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he objective of this study is to examine prevailing rural design standards to determine their economic justification. This would evaluate in depth the cost of some of the most significant design practices (for example, roadway and shoulder width and surfacing type). Resulting user benefits, such as operating, accident and time savings would be weighed against the cost of individual features. In addition to the analysis of the user-benefit relationships, the economic and social consequences to local residents, businesses and communities should be studied and a suitable means of including them in the reckoning of warranted levels of improvement should be found.

Proceedings

Proceedings
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Total Pages: 230
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Genre: Ground control (Mining)
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