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NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 51-11 [Final (Synthesis)]

Lighting Practices for Isolated Rural Intersections
[ NCHRP 20-05 (Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices) ]

  Project Data
Funds: $45,000
Authorization to Begin Work: 5/1/2019 -- estimated
Staff Responsibility: Tanya Zwahlen
Research Agency: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Principal Investigator: John Bullough
Effective Date: 9/19/2019
Completion Date: 12/29/2021
Fiscal Year: 2019

Roadway lighting is a widely recognized intervention for reducing nighttime crashes and isolated rural intersection lighting appears to be beneficial overall, but predicting the benefits likely at a specific location is very difficult. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 575: Lighting Practices for Isolated Rural Intersections is designed to help provide a foundation for transportation departments considering if, when, and where to install lighting at isolated rural intersections and was carried out to gather information and experiences from different agencies into a single document.

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