FINNCONTACT 4/95


Quarterly Newsletter of the Finnish Highway Transportation Technology Transfer Center, FinnT2
Address: Finnish National Road Administration, FinnT2, P.O. Box 33, 00521 Helsinki, FINLAND
Fax Int. 358 204 44 2675. E-mail: [email protected] Editor: Arto Tevajarvi, Tel. Int 358 204 44 2032
Editor-in-Chief: Jarmo Ikonen, Tel. Int. 358 204 44 2118

R&D Projects of Finnra's Traffic and Road Engineering Unit Completed in 1995

(ARCH.CODE
PROJECT NAME
RESULTS OR CONTENTS OF THE STUDY)

TIEL 2123614-95
Driving costs in 1995

Unit prices of operating, time and accident costs (with main base data) used e.g. in traffic economic calculations are published annually in these manuals. Prices of traffic noise and four air pollution components are also presented (from 1992).

TIEL 2110007
Planning of central roads in towns and municipalities

Technical guidelines dealing with traffic calming and traffic environment in small towns and municipalities. It contains both complete solutions and details, with purpose of reducing the speed of traffic.

TIEL 3100017
Impacts of road construction on a wetland bird community

This study is a post-project analysis (PPA). It reports ecological impacts of road construction on the bird populations of the Pernajanlahti Bay wetland area. The results demonstrate a substantial decline in diversity and abundance of the disturbed bird community due to the road construction and traffic.

TIEL 3200302
Avoiding elk accidents

The study presents the possibilities to avoid elk accidents and to design the road to minimize the barrier effect it has for elks.

TIEL 3200312
Car society - studies on land use and transportation

The second progress report of the Transport and Land Use project. The main emphasis is put on describing car society and seeking new directions for planning and design.

TIEL 3200323
A vision of a compact motor street

Targets for designing urban main traffic arteries, developing a concept more in keeping with urban land use than traditional motorway design, as illustrated by projects in several countries.

TIEL 3200325
Regional development and road planning

A study of co-operation between road authorities and regional development authorities.

TIEL 3200339
Main roads in urban areas - town scape aspects

Aestetic considerations, objectives and criteria for assessment of urban area main roads.

TIEL 3200340
An assessment of a road design project and decision-making process

An analysis of the main road 7 Koskenkyl�-Loviisa project and proposals for developing the design and decision-making process.

TIEL 4000112
Road designer's XROAD-guide. Pad l: Project initialization,

General outlines of using Finnra's computer system for road design (XROAD).

TIEL 4000113
Road designer's XROAD-guide. Part 2: Geometric Iines.

General outlines of using Finnra's computer system for road design (XROAD).

TIEL 4000118
Urban main arteries - condition study

The study describes the background and developes measures for analysing the environment and landscape of main arterial roads in urban areas. The most important aspects in the analysis are land use, townscape and traffic.

Round robin assessment of the indirect tensile strength test

Altogether seven laboratories of Finland took part in the study. The indirect tensile strength method has been standardized.


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