Estimating and Contracting Rock Slope Scaling Adjacent to Highways
Scaling loose rock from highway rock slopes is an important
aspect of improving rock slope safety in mountainous areas,
according to input from 42 state departments of transportation and two regional divisions of the
Office of Federal Lands Highway.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Synthesis 555: Estimating and Contracting Rock Slope Scaling Adjacent to Highways
documents current rock slope scaling practices adjacent
to highways.
An
appendices document is also included as part of the publication.
This Summary Last Modified On: 5/26/2020