Transcript Peter Lynch, Wisconsin DOT - Subcommittee on Highway Transport

AASHTO SCOHT
CHALLENGES: ROUNDABOUTS
Peter Lynch
UW TOPS Lab - Madison WI
OVERVIEW
 My Background
 WisDOT
 Minnesota Wisconsin
Truck and Roundabout
Study
 Take-aways
 Things to consider
regarding trucks and
specialized transport
when installing
roundabouts and other
innovative intersections
and interchanges
BACKGROUND
3 Years driving trucks
5 Years at Michigan DOT
1 Year private sector
4 plus years at UW TOPS Lab working on site
at WisDOT in Operations
TRB Truck Size and Weight
TRB Roundabout Committee
 Subcommittee
Chair Trucking and Roundabouts
WISDOT FREIGHT OPERATIONS PROGRAM
MANAGER
 Permit Support
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OSOW FN
 Design Support
 Operations Support
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Incident
Work zones
Carrier Risk/Escort
 Policy Support
 Outreach
 Operations focused
 Truck Size and Weight
Study 08-09
 Est OSOW Freight
Network
 Industry Outreach
 IOH Study
ROUNDABOUTS AND TRUCKING
 OSOW Community
 OSOW FN
 RABs plotted and noted
in routing system
 FDM Design Guidance
 Check Vehicles
 Standard Trucking
 CDL Manual
 FDM Design Guidance
 Individual project
outreach if they attend
 Trucking Summit
MN/WI TRUCKS AND ROUNDABOUTS STUDY
 Pooled Fund
 Focus on how to design for standard semi trucks
 Balance safety with freight mobility
 Did not focus on OSOW (KDOT same time)
 Ideal features that preserve safety goals while not creating
an impediment for trucks
 3 primary outcomes
 Class I, II, & III
CLASS I EXAMPLE
•Off tracking upon entry, moving
through circulating roadway and exit
•Typically single lane roundabout
CLASS II EXAMPLE
•Trucks stay in lane on entry and exit
•Trucks off track in circulating
roadway
•Could be single or multilane
CLASS III EXAMPLE
•Truck designed to stay in lane on
entry circulation and exit
•Almost always a multilane roundabout
THINGS TO CONSIDER
Trucks and roundabouts can work
Trucking Industry cares about safety too
Education is key
Effective outreach takes time and the right
message
THINGS TO CONSIDER (CONT)
What do you want trucks to do when they
approach the intersection?
Design based on Percent vs. actual count
Design or speed a factor when trucks crash in
Roundabouts?
DESIGN OR EDUCATION?
GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY
CONFERENCE
Aug 8th, 2013
Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
½ day enforcement and industry
In depth Presentation and roll up the sleeves
and talk about Roundabouts and other design
concepts (DDI, SPI, Turbine, etc)
QUESTIONS
Peter Lynch
Freight Operation Program Manager
[email protected]
(608) 267-4486