Airfield Vehicle Service Road Design and Operations (2025)
Chapter: Appendix B: Interview Guide
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"Appendix B: Interview Guide." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Airfield Vehicle Service Road Design and Operations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/28811.
APPENDIX B
Interview Guide
Vehicles and Personnel
- Do you have any unique vehicles that operate on your airport(s) vehicle service roads (VSRs)?
- Are there any restrictions on certain vehicles utilizing VSRs (due to size, weight, etc.)?
Planning and Design
- What are your biggest VSR challenges? What strategies have been implemented to resolve these challenges?
- Are there separate VSR operational areas within the airfield?
- Does your airport have VSRs restricted to specific users or operating conditions (nighttime, adverse weather)? If so, what protocols are used to prevent certain users from accessing the VSRs?
- Are there any unconventional intersections or configurations of VSRs at your airport(s)?
- Have you completed any traffic volume studies on VSRs? If so, what was studied, and what were the recommended improvements?
- What design specifications do you utilize for your VSRs?
- Does your airport have any VSR tunnels or ramps? If so, what operating restrictions exist (e.g., vertical clearances, restrictions on hazardous materials, vehicles using certain fuel types)?
Operations
- Do you have any unique aspects to your driver’s training program?
- What are the posted speed limits on VSRs, and how are they monitored and enforced?
- How are pedestrians protected from VSR activity?
- Do you have any unique elements incorporated into your VSRs (e.g., painted speed limits, unique markings, frangible delineators, etc.)? What led to the development of these unique elements?
Maintenance and Construction
- Do you utilize a pavement management system for your VSRs?
- What type of preventive maintenance is completed?
- Are there any unique rules or design standards for VSRs used for construction?
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