Channelization (roads)

Channelization is an engineering concept which employs the use of secondary roads to separate certain flows of traffic from the main traffic lanes. This method came into favor in the United States in the 1950s.

References

• Channelization-The Design of Highway Intersections at Grade. Transportation Research Board, 1952 (TRB Special Report #5).
• Channelization-The Design of Highway Intersections at Grade. Transportation Research Board, 1962 (TRB Special Report #74).
• Neuman, Timothy R. (June 1985). Intersection Channelization Design Guide. Transportation Research Board (National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report NR279). ISBN 0-309-03864-2.