Citation

Adams D, Reierson J. Transp. Res. Rec. 1981; 822: 1-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

The value of rest areas along Interstate highewy routes is recognized by many people. Rest areas provide a safe place for motorists to pull off the highway. Rest and relaxation return a motorists to the highway a safer and better-informed driver. Although the Interstate system is approaching 100 percent completion, the rest-area program is only about 50 percent complete. The design of current rest areas often lacks consistency because a common body of knowledge about the state of the design art is not available. An effort was made to improve the procedures and features provided in Interstate rest areas by interviewing states with successful rest-area programs. This paper, which is a synopsis of a recently published manual, identifies rest-area development procedures in three steps: planning, location, and design. This paper is a state-of-the-art review of rest-area development.