| Q: I was told by the Road Commission that my gravel road receives approximately 200 vehicles per day. How does that rate compare to heavy or light volumes for local gravel roads?
A: By definition from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO): A very low volume local road is a road that is functionally classified as a local road and has a design average daily traffic volume of 400 vehicles a day or less. Furthermore, a local road is a road whose primary function is to provide access to residences, farms, businesses or other abutting property, rather than to serve through traffic. Although, some traffic may occasionally use a local road, through traffic service is not its primary purpose. The term local road is used here to refer to the functional classification of the road and is not intended to imply that the road is necessarily under the jurisdiction of a local or municipal unit of government. |
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