Road Designers Confront Challenges of Balancing Safety, Function

T.R.U.S.T.
Apr 24, 2023
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By Eric Miller

April 25, 2023

Recent Influx of Federal Funds Highlights Challenges

Like most people, Roger Bligh appreciates the natural beauty of trees. But Bligh, an award-winning roadside safety research engineer, also sees trees as safety hazards. He says when motorists in cars and trucks are forced off highways, they too often slam into them. “In terms of roadside safety the biggest problem, the issue that creates the most deaths on our roadsides, is still trees,” said Bligh, a researcher for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). In a way, it’s difficult to find a safety fix for a tree bordering a highway, he said.

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