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Evaluating Operational Implications of Reduced Lane and Shoulder Widths on Freeways
| 题名： | Evaluating Operational Implications of Reduced Lane and Shoulder Widths on Freeways |
| 正文语种： | 英文 |
| 作者： | Texas A&M Transportation Institute |
| 作者单位： | Kay Fitzpatrick;Karen Dixon;Raul Avelar |
| 关键词： | Transportation engineering; Traffic speed; Traffic control devices |
| 摘要： | As the demand for additional capacity on urban freeways continues to increase, there is a need to better understand how to optimize the lane and shoulder configurations so as to improve capacity without adversely impacting operating speed. The overall objective for this research effort was to identify the operational implications of using reduced lane and shoulder widths on freeways. The operational analysis found speeds 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph) higher for a 3.7 m (12 ft) lane as compared to a 3.4 m (11 ft) lane. The authors developed an equation that can be used to predict speeds per lane for freeway locations with boundary conditions similar to those present in the study database. |
| 出版年： | 2016 |
| 期刊名称： | Journal of Transportation Engineering |
| 卷： | Vol.142 |
| 期： | No.11 |
| 页码： | 04016052 |
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