Chapter 10 - Geometric design issues and the development of computing practice so as to affect policy

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The Motorway Achievement: Volume 1: The British Motorway System: Visualisation, Policy andAdministration

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https://doi.org/10.1680/tmatbmsvaa.31968

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978-0-7277-4973-4

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2004

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W. E. Gallagher, BSc, CEng, MICE, MIHT

London Regional Office

Transport, South West Region, Department of Transport

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W. E. Gallagher, BSc, CEng, MICE, MIHT

London Regional Office

Transport, South West Region, Department of Transport

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An introduction to the specialist sources for road design
How policy and safety considerations initially informed the configuration of Britain's motorways
Grade separated junctions and the emergence of their design standards
Origins of the subject of motorway geometry
Design practice on the early motorways
The impact of computers on geometric design
The consequences of upgrading of BIPS3 and the emergence of MOSS in 1976
Conclusions

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