Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 204.02 - Definitions
In this chapter:
(1)
"Average daily traffic" or "ADT" means the total traffic volume during a stated
period divided by the number of days in that stated period; unless otherwise
specified, the stated period is one year.
(2) "Bridge rehabilitation" means the
preservation or restoration of the structural integrity of an existing bridge
as well as work to correct safety defects.
(3) "Bridge replacement" means building a new
bridge to replace an existing bridge.
(4) "Design speed" means the maximum safe
speed that can be maintained over a specified section of a highway when
conditions are so favorable that the design features of the highway
govern.
(5) "Improvement" means a
town road construction project with a projected design life of at least 10
years.
(6) "Improvement level"
means the type of construction improvement. It can range from resurfacing to
complete reconstruction of a town road.
(7) "Load posted" means the placement of
regulatory signs at a bridge indicating the safe load carrying capacity of the
bridge.
(8) "Recondition" means
work in addition to resurfacing, and includes pavement widening, shoulder
paving, and improvement of an isolated grade, curve, intersection or correction
of a sight distance problem to improve safety.
(9) "Reconstruction" means total rebuilding
of an existing town road to improve maintainability, safety, geometrics and
traffic service.
(10) "Resurfacing"
means placing a new surface, exclusive of seal coating, on an existing roadway
to provide a better all weather surface, a better riding surface, and to extend
or renew the pavement life.
(11)
"Roadway" means the portion of a highway, including shoulders, for vehicular
use.
(12) "Shoulder" means the
portion of a roadway that is contiguous to the traveled way and is used
primarily for vehicular stopping in an emergency.
(13) "Traveled way" means the portion of the
roadway designed for movement of vehicles exclusive of the shoulders.
(14) "Usable bridge width" means the clear
width between curbs or rails, whichever is less.
Notes
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