Access Management Policy 2013 - Kansas Department of ...

KDOT Access Management Policy
• Existing lawful connections and median openings are not required to meet the access
management criteria. Existing access management features will usually be allowed to remain in
place but should be brought into conformance with access management policies when
significant changes occur or as changes to the roadway design allow. As part of design
projects, existing access points between intersections should be removed or relocated when
practical.
• Access control along the intersecting roadway should ideally extend one-half mile to the
nearest full-movement side road intersection or access point. If a traffic study shows that the
distance on the side road from an on- or off-ramp to a full-movement intersection should be
more or less than one-half mile, this information should be taken into consideration before a
final decision is made.
• Examples include US-75 north of Topeka, US-400 in Southeast Kansas, US-81 in Cloud and
Republic County, and K-96 between Hutchinson and Wichita.
4.2.3 Partial access control 2
This classification applies to highways that may be built as expressways or major urban streets
which are not intended to allow for future upgrade to a freeway (Figure 4-13). Projects may allow
for future interchanges at selected locations. Access control must extend down intersecting roads to
prevent side road intersections from interfering with the operation of the highway intersection. This
classification applies to B and C routes and may apply to some D routes within and approaching
growing urban areas.
Figure 4-13. Partial access control 2—US-50 between Hutchinson and
Newton, Kansas
• New access will be limited to public roads only.
• Intersections will have a minimum spacing of 1 mile.
• In rural areas, consideration should be given to widening the median at intersections.
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