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Low-cost treatments for horizontal curve safety 2016

Albin et al., 2016

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7267473524845564565
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Albin R
Brinkly V
Cheung J
Julian F
Satterfield C
Stein W
Donnell E
McGee H
Holzem A
Albee M
Wood J
Hanscom F
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FHWA created the Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety in 2006 (McGee and Hanscom, 2006). There have been many advances in highway safety since that initial 2006 guide. The purpose of this publication is to serve as an update to the 2006 Low-Cost …
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