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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br /> <br />25.IncorporatingAestheticsIntoAccessManagement <br />Accessmanagement projectsofteninvolvewideningexistingroadwaystoaddeither <br />anadditional two-way-left-turnlane(TWLTL) or araisedmedian. Suchprojectscan <br />leadtoawideexpanseofconcreteandasphalt.Anaestheticallypleasingtreatment, <br />however,doesnotneedtoruncounter tosoundaccessmanagement practices.In <br />fact,aestheticscanandshouldbeincorporatedintoaccessmanagement project <br />plans. <br /> <br />Whyareaestheticsimportant? <br />Accessmanagement projectsaremuchmorelikelytobeacceptedbythepublicand <br />bybusinessownersofadjacent propertiesiftheylookgoodaswell asimprovesafety <br />andtrafficflow. <br /> <br /> <br />26.Clear Zones,UtilityPlacementAndLighting <br />Adequateclear zoneswithproper placementofutilitiesandsufficientlightingare <br />essential componentsofwell designedroadways. Properdesignwill helpensure <br />sufficient sight distanceandimproveroadwayoperatingsafety. <br /> <br />What isaclearzone? <br />TheAmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTransportationOfficials(AASHTO) <br />GreenBook statesthat “aclearzoneisusedtodesignatetheunobstructed, relatively <br />flatareaprovidedbeyondtheedgeofthetraveledwayfor therecoveryoferrant <br />vehicles.”Utilities, structures, signs, trees,andotherobjectsshouldnot belocated <br />withintheclearzone. <br />54
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