Highway Planning Publications

Guidelines

Corridor Management Plan and Project Level In-Service Road Safety Review Guidelines (PDF 252 KB)
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure- Revised November 2010

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.

Default Values for Benefit Cost Analysis (PDF 387 KB)
May 23, 2007

This document describes the default values that should be used for benefit cost analysis using the MicroBENCOST software or any other benefit cost analysis tool.

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)

Numbered Highways Service Classification

The EXCEL Version of the Landmark Kilometre Inventory (LKI) contains information on the service classification of numbered highways.  Use the “SEGMENT”, “LANDMARK” and “SEGCLASS_YR2002” tabs to determine the 6 character “Class” code for a section of highway.  The “CLASS_CATEGORY” tab and the “CLASS_CHARACTERISTICS” tab explain the 6 character code.  Note that service classes in the LKI have been assigned from a safety perspective and therefore in some cases 4-lane divided expressways have been classified as 4-lane divided arterials.

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

 

 

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

Electoral Districts of BC