CRAB Research and Reference Directory
County Road Safety
Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide
Barrier Guide for Low Volume and Low Speed Rows
Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions
Low-Cost Treatments for
Horizontal Curve Safety
Desktop Reference for Crash Reduction Factors
Countermeasures for Effectiveness for Intersection Crashes
Countermeasures for Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes
Countermeasures for Effectiveness for Roadway
Departure Crashes
Crashes vs. Congestion -
What's the Cost to Society?
Driving
Down
Lane-Departure
Crashes
Safety Improvements on Two-Lane Rural Roads in Washington State
W-Beam Guardrail Repair and Maintenance
Signalized Intersection Safety Strategies
Highway Safety Challenges on Low-Volume Rural Roads
Guidelines: Development of Guardrail Maintenance & Repair Action Plan
Engineer Answers
The articles listed below have been contributed by County Engineers from across the state to provide information about the County Engineer's county road responsibilities.
A former County Commissioner's view of the Role of a County Engineer.
100th Anniversary Washington State Association of County Engineers.
Why can't you just lower the speed limit to control those speeders?
Why do you need 60 feet of right-of-way?
Why did you have to cut those beautiful trees along the road?
How do I get a road closed and vacated?
How did you get that right-of-way, and just how much do you have?
Why don't you fix the speed limit to stop those speeders?
How do we get that bad curve fixed?
Can I put realty signs or advertising signs in the right-of-way?
How can I get a traffic signal put in at my intersection?
Why are you putting gravel down on our perfectly good asphalt road?
Why does it take so long to get a road fixed?
Why do I need those road permits?
Why do you let people dump garbage on my road?
Why are you replacing THAT bridge?
Why are you replacing that practically new truck?
So who owns that road anyway?
Will you put up a 'Children at Play' sign?
Are those pretty trees alongside the road really a safety problem?
What are you spraying along the county roads?
How do you decide to stripe a road?
When are you going to widen my road?
Who pays for county roads?
Why do we need private road standards?
Why do you want to cut down those beautiful trees along the roadside?
Environmental
Endangered Species Act White Paper
Structural and Non-Structural BMPS for Protecting Streams
Review of Stream Restoration Techniques and a Hierarchical Strategy for Prioritizing Restoration in Pacific Northwest Watersheds
National Cooperative Highway Research - Best Management Practices for Environmental Issues Related to Highway and Street
Evaluation of Best Management Practices for Highway Runoff Control
Financial
Gas Tax Showing Distribution Calendar Year 2008
Gas Tax Showing Distribution Calendar Year 2007
Gas Tax Showing Distribution Calendar Year 2006
Cost of Failure - A Model for
for Determining a Course of Action
Cost of Failure - Calculations
Reinvesting In America's
Transportation System
Financial Management -
Reserves are essential to fiscal health
Other States DOT Studies
Local Roadway Needs Assessmnent
Fish Passage at Road Crossings in a Montana Watershed
Guidelines for Removal of Traffic Control Devices in Rural Areas
Storage Effects at Culverts
Fish Passage in Montana Culverts Report
Fish Passage in Montana Culverts Report PPT
West Coast Corridor Coalition Trade and Transportation Study
Road Maintenance
Gravel Roads Maintenance and Design Manual
Guidelines for Using Prime and Tack Coats
Deep Patch Road Embankment Repair Application Guide
Maintenance and Preservation
Impacts of Weather on Rural Highway Operations
County Road Signs
Privatization of Road and Bridge Maintenance in British Columbia- Transfer of Public Employees to the Private Sector, British Columbia Experience
Status Report - Pavement Management System Implementation
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