Highway Planning Publications

Guidelines

Corridor Management Plan Safety Review Guidelines (PDF 97 KB)
Ministry of Transportation - Revised July 2007

Federal-Provincial Business Case Guidelines (PDF 130 KB)
Ministry of Transportation - June 7,2006
Guidelines on safety problem identification, problem definition, option development and option evaluation for corridor management plans and other planning studies.

Business Case Guidelines (PDF 57 KB)
Ministry of Transportation - Septermber 2006

Guidelines on preparing business cases, including a business case template, performance thresholds, multiple account evaluation information, and cost estimating guidance.

    Appendix 1 Problem Identification for MoT Business Cases
    2006-09-19 (PDF 51 KB)
    Appendix 2 Multiple Account Evaluation Guidelines 2008-02-05 (76 KB)
    Appendix 3 Business Case Template 2006-09-21 (PDF 135 KB)
    Appendix 4 Capital Plan Development 2006-04-18 (PDF 66 KB)
    Appendix 5 Cost Estimating 2006-03-03 (PDF 2.35 MB)

    Sample Business Cases

Agassiz-Rosedale Intersection (PDF 409 KB)
Bentley Road to Deep Creek (PDF 564 KB)
TCH Minor Improvements (PDF 1.5 MB)
Vedder Interchange Reconstruction (PDF 137 KB)
Red Rock Four Laning (PDF 483 KB)
Highway 15, 88th Ave to 96 Ave Widening (PDF 814 KB)
Hwy 3/95, Yak Weigh Scale (PDF 465 KB)

MicroBENCOST Guidebook (PDF 767 KB)
August 2006

Guidelines on using MicroBENCOST for the benefit cost analysis of ministry projects, including information on multiple account evaluation, business cases and capital plan development.

MicroBENCOST Default File (datafile 66 KB)
Updated 2007

Note: this file can only be opened using MicroBENCOST software.

2007 Update for MicroBENCOST Default Values (PDF 387 KB)
May 23, 2007

This memo documents the default data needed to bring the benefit cost model, MicroBENCOST, up to date for 2007 values for British Columbia.

Guidelines for Quantifying Vehicle Emissions Within the Ministry's MAE Framework (PDF 4337 KB)
November 11, 2007

This document provides background on motor vehicle emissions, guidelines and methodologies for quantifying vehicle emissions, and 2 worked examples.

Link to the Transportation Research Board Site on Access Management

 

Tools

ShortBEN – High Level Benefit Cost Analysis Tool (Excel File 263 KB)
December 3, 2008

 
 

Provincial Highways

Official Numbered Routes List

Numbered Highways Functional Classification List (PDF 17 KB)
Numbered Highways Functional Classification Map (PDF 1.86 MB)

National Highway System List (PDF 51 KB)
National Highway System Map (PDF 8261 KB)

Truck Travel Time Study (PDF 35KB)
Truck Travel Time Map (PDF 372 KB)

External Environment Scan 2006 (PDF 922 KB)
Ministry of Transportation

This is a summary of external pressures and trends likely to impact the future (5-10 years) demand for transportation in BC, constraints on the transportation industry, and the capability of transportation providers to meet the expected demand for specific modes. It includes a business model, a list of BC "transportation facts", and a detailed tabulation of trends, predicted futures and probabilities, potential impacts, and possible responses.

 

 

Safety

Collision Prediction Models and Collision Modification Factors for BC

Provincial Average Collision Rates, Number of Collisions and Collision Severity by Service Class and Traffic Volume Range
 

Other Links

B.C. Distance Calculator

Landmark Kilometre Inventory (LKI)

Traffic Volume, Speed, and Classification Data

Site Impact Analysis