The Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE), under the sponsorship of the U.S. Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety, is now hosting the Unsignalized Intersection
Improvement Guide (UIIG) through the ITE website. The UIIG is a web-based
resource intended to be used online and can be modified as necessary to
incorporate new information.
The Guide was originally
produced under Project No. 03-104 of the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program in response to data indicating that more than 70 percent of the 21,000
fatal crashes between 2010 and 2012 occurred at intersections that are not
under the control of a traffic signal.
ITE and FHWA welcome and
encourage feedback with regard to issues encountered in using the UIIG,
questions on its contents, and, most importantly, examples of how treatments
have been implemented to address intersection problems. Questions and comments
can be submitted by selecting the tab at the lower right-hand corner of any
UIIG webpage. ITE will be managing a technical advisory committee that will
review the UIIG content on a bi-annual basis, and user feedback will be
considered during the review process.
Take care,
Doug