Modeling Hurricane Evacuation Traffic — Evaluation of Freeway Contraflow Evacuation Initiation and Termination Point Configurations [Technical Summary]

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• Alternative Title:
  Modeling hurricane evacuation traffic¿evaluation of freeway contraflow evacuation initiation and termination point configurations.
• Creators:
  Wolshon, Brian
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Hurricanes
  • Evacuation
  • Traffic models
  • Contraflow lanes
  • Traffic safety
  • Implementation
  • Freeways Contraflow traffic operations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  LTRC Report 400;State Project No. 736-99-1116;LTRC Project No. 03-1SS
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  Specific research objectives were developed to address important issues for emergency preparedness officials, including: • the temporal and spatial patterns by which traffic congestion develops and abates along the segments, and • the way in which varying levels of traffic demand impact operational characteristics of contraflow segments. The research was divided into two separate but overlapping projects. The first focused on issues associated with the contraflow entry area; the second focused on the vicinity of the termination where vehicles exited the segment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22356/dot_22356_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 126.47 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c32e38e4572b7ef8909c827512c2f80c2146d0965ae5b47e0ae164f6b632d359b576b19d31e789608440d14d7778691c9357da585feaeafc78dfb94c28ba52f7