Florida Department of Transportation Transportation Statistics Office Published August 2016 The RCI FEATURES & CHARACTERISTICS HANDBOOK is produced by: Transportation Statistics Office Florida Department of Transportation AUGUST 2016 Copies may be downloaded in PDF format from the Transportation Statistics Office SharePoint site: http://fdotsp.dot.state.fl.us/sites/ISD-TRANSTAT/dandp/SitePages/Home.aspx Or from the Transportation Statistics Office internet site: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/rci/ Hard Copies available on the Maps and Publication website: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/mapsandpublications/ Acknowledgements The Florida Department of Transportation has created the Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI) Handbook to be an important guide for those working with the RCI data. Our office wishes to acknowledge the collaborative efforts of the supporting offices and subject matter experts that contributed to its content. Our goal is to have the best possible handbook in order to provide the best data. The intent of this handbook is to provide guidance for those that collect, code, and use the RCI data in an accurate and consistent manner statewide. In coordination with the district offices, Central Transportation Statistics Office ensures the data is enter into the RCI database to reflect existing field conditions. All diagrams and images depict the most typical occurrences of actual field conditions and do not cover all occurrences. Therefore subscribed methods, guidelines, and practices outlined may contain errors and omissions, and as such are subject to change. The contents herein are intended for those with transportation background and technical knowledge, which are required for a full understanding of the RCI data and the prescribed collection methodologies. So that our office continues to have reliable, organized, accurate, and consistent data, we encourage users’ feedback to help improve the quality of this handbook. Please provide any comments or suggestions to: Florida Department of Transportation Transportation Statistics Office 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Station 27 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450 Phone: (850) 414-4848 Fax: (850) 414-4878 email to: [email protected] August 2016 iii Log of Changes for the RCI Features & Characteristics Handbook Item Date Page(s) Description 1 Aug 2016 Throughout Added - Effective dates as needed throughout the book 2 Aug 2016 Throughout Changed - Specific individual names to position title/department 3 Aug 2016 i Updated - Link to the SharePoint site; added link for Maps and Publication Updated - Suggestions and Errata title changed to Acknowledgements; contents 4 Aug 2016 ii revised 5 Aug 2016 iv-v Updated - Log of changes 6 Aug 2016 vii-xiv Updated - Table of contents to include new features and characteristics 7 Aug 2016 1 Updated - Introduction 8 Aug 2016 1-5 Updated - Feature Descriptions to include new features and characteristics 9 Aug 2016 6 Updated - Sample Feature/Characteristic Page 10 Aug 2016 8 Updated - FAHWYSYS revised HPMS code from 4,5 to 64 11 Aug 2016 9 Updated - SPECSYS revised HPMS code from 4 to 64 12 Aug 2016 10 Updated - STGHWNWK revised HPMS code from 6 to 65 13 Aug 2016 10 Updated - TRAVLWAY revised HPMS code from 4,6 to 64; added MAP-21 image 14 Aug 2016 11 Updated - USROUTE/USROUTE2 Required for 15 Aug 2016 12-14 Updated - LOCALNAM Took information from the Appendix and moved it here Updated - SCENEHWY This characteristic has moved under new Feature 115 16 Aug 2016 16 Special Designations 17 Aug 2016 17 Added - SCENEDTE & SCENEEXT under new Feature 115 Special Designations 18 Aug 2016 18 Added - NHFN under new Feature 116 Freight Network 19 Aug 2016 42 Updated - SURFACTP Old code 10 has been replaced 20 Aug 2016 43 Updated - TOLLNAME Codes 339 and 340 added 21 Aug 2016 52 Updated - OWNAUTH Added code OCX under Planned Authorities 22 Aug 2016 56 Updated - PLACECD Added code 0595 Estero, Villages of Updated - URBAREA Updated code 1520 North Port-Port Charlotte under Small 23 Aug 2016 58 Urbanized Areas 24 Aug 2016 65 Updated - STATEXPT Added multiple codes (81, 82, 84,85, 93 is now 94, 95) 25 Aug 2016 79 Added - Feature 144 back into the book (for informational purposes only) 26 Aug 2016 80 Updated - Feature 145 is now listed as for informational purposes only 27 Aug 2016 86 Updated - Feature 212 Diagrams/Images Updated - AUXLNTYP Code 9 is now Special Enforcement Lane; Caption in lower 28 Aug 2016 88, 89 right hand image for two-way left turns 29 Aug 2016 91 Updated - AUXLNWTH How to Gather this Data 30 Aug 2016 93 Updated - SSHLDTYPE/SHLDTYPEx Code 1; change from bike slots to bike lanes 31 Aug 2016 104 Updated - RDMEDIAN Code 10 (Paved/Hatching and Gores) added Updated - BIKELNCD Code 5 (Sharrow) added; image of sharrow is added as 32 Aug 2016 106, 107 reference iv August 2016 33 Aug 2016 110 Updated - SIDWLKWD Arrow in image 8 box has been changed 34 Aug 2016 121 Updated - PAVINDEX Code 3 now includes the words 'includes chipseal" 35 Aug 2016 149 Added - TUNNELNO under Feature 258 Structures 36 Aug 2016 155 Added - CABLBRTY & CABLWIRE under new feature 273 Cable Barriers 37 Aug 2016 158 Updated - MAXSPEED Wo/What uses this Information 38 Aug 2016 159 Updated - TURNMOVE Diagrams/Images 39 Aug 2016 170 Updated - LOCOWNER added was missing previously from the book 40 Aug 2016 172 Updated - Feature 351 is now listed as for informational purposes only 41 Aug 2016 180 Added - BOLDLAND under Feature 413 Landscape Area 42 Aug 2016 193 Updated - Feature 453 Cross Walks Special Situations 43 Aug 2016 195 Updated - Feature 454 Stop Bars Definition/Background 44 Aug 2016 208-213 Added - new Feature 801 Trails 45 Aug 2016 215 Updated - RRLINETP Code 0 (Abandon) added 46 Aug 2016 216 Updated - RRSISFIDx & RRSISFTPx 47 Aug 2016 218 Added - Feature 902 Passenger Rail 48 Aug 2016 219-220 Added - Feature 903 Railroad Passenger Station Name 49 Aug 2016 Appx. 2 Appendix 1 - Updated District map and contact information 50 Aug 2016 Appx. 3 Appendix 2 - Updated district number and added note at bottom 51 Aug 2016 Appx. 5 Appendix 4 - Updated by adding new features 52 Aug 2016 Appx. 6 Appendix 5 - Updated by adding new features 53 Aug 2016 Appx. 7 Appendix 6 - Updated by adding new features 54 Aug 2016 Appx. 8-15 Appendix 6 - Updated by adding new features and characteristics 55 Aug 2016 Appx. 16 Appendix 8 - Updated U.S. Postal Standard Street Suffixes list Appendix 9 - Updated to become glossary and shifted Special Situations back into the 56 Aug 2016 Appx. 17-20 book Appendix 10 - Removed RCI Inventory Field Sheet Examples placed them in the 57 Aug 2016 N/A revised Planning Data Handbook Appendix 11 - Removed - Inventory Matrices and placed them in the revised 58 Aug 2016 N/A Planning Data Handbook August 2016 v This page intentionally left blank RCI Features & Characteristics Handbook Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Feature Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Sample Feature/Characteristic Page ..................................................................................................................... 6 Feature 111 - State Road System STROADNO ................................................................................................................................................ 7 STRDNUM2 ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Feature 112 - Federal System FAHWYSYS ................................................................................................................................................ 8 NHSCID ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 OLDFASYS ................................................................................................................................................. 9 SPECSYS ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 STGHWNWK ............................................................................................................................................ 10 TRAVLWAY ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Feature 113 - AASHTO USROUTE .................................................................................................................................................. 11 USROUTE2 ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Feature 114 - Local System LOCALNAM ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Feature 115 - Special Designations SCENEHWY .............................................................................................................................................. 16 SCENEDATE ............................................................................................................................................. 17 SCENEEXT