Research Article

Safety-Based Optimization Model for Highway Horizontal Alignment Design

Table 7

Optimization results of the designed horizontal alignment of the selected highway segment.

Tangent intersection pointsCoordinates of tangent intersection pointsTangent deflection angleRadius of circular curve (m)Transition length (m)Superelevation
X(N)Y(E)Turn leftTurn rightAheadBack

Start4077410.485567745.344
PI14077173.065567642.14289°54′41″22465650.06
PI24077420.012567071.62418°23′09″24352520.03
PI34077454.655566677.16712°00′40″46052520.03
PI44077828.540565456.55810°28′30″50256560.04
End4077826.745565076.690