Traffic signal operations handbook.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Project title: Best TxDOT practices for signal timing and detection design at intersections
• Creators:
  Bonneson, James ; Sunkari, Srinivasa ; Pratt, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Electronic Traffic Controls--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc. Handbooks Signalized Intersections Signalized Intersections--Texas--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc. Traffic Signal Control Systems Traffic Signal Timing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-09/0-5629-P1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Product; Sept. 2006-Aug. 2008.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) operates thousands of traffic signals along state highways
  
  in the state of Texas, both in rural areas and small cities. The timing and maintenance of these signals are the
  
  responsibility of the TxDOT districts in which they are located. As a result, each district has an interest in
  
  traffic signal timing design, detection design, and traffic signal maintenance. The local operation and
  
  maintenance of traffic signals has served the state well over the years. However, the same local control of
  
  signal operation and maintenance has resulted in differences in practice across the state. As traffic on Texas
  
  highways increases, these differences may lead to operational inconsistencies and sub-optimal performance,
  
  which can increase delays and fuel consumption.
  
  This handbook provides guidelines for timing traffic control signals at intersections that operate in isolation
  
  or as part of a coordinated signal system. The guidelines are intended to describe best practices, as identified
  
  through interviews with TxDOT engineers and technicians, and to identify conditions where alternative
  
  practices are equally workable. The handbook is intended to make resource investment in signal timing
  
  maintenance cost-effective and signal operation more consistent on an area-wide basis. It is likely to be most
  
  useful to engineers that desire quick-response methods for maintaining or improving the operation of existing
  
  signalized intersections.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-5629
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3c0fa65753b2b0e2cc4ffd1ea30c25a702ea72820b3ecb064f20d26c0b8b5497
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16847/dot_16847_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB ]