Understanding the decision-making process for drivers faced with lane restrictions or closures on Wisconsin highways : [project brief].

Details

• Creators:
  Higgins, Laura
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Behavior Decision Making Drivers Highways Lane Closure Route Choice Travel Time
• Publication/ Report Number:
  No. 0092-11-15
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Wisconsin
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation ; Wisconsin Highway Research Program
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION
• Abstract:
  The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) owns and operates a state
  
  highway network of 12,000 miles, which carries approximately 80 percent of
  
  vehicle miles traveled in the state. Because of the heavy traffic volumes carried, lane
  
  restrictions or closures on state highways have the potential to significantly impact drivers.
  
  What’s the Problem?
  
  WisDOT has developed numerous strategies for identifying alternate routes that drivers
  
  can use when highway travel times are affected by planned or unplanned events. Many of
  
  these routes are marked with trailblazer signs, and WisDOT has made significant efforts
  
  to communicate information to drivers regarding traffic conditions, incidents and closures
  
  along the state highway network and to provide recommendations regarding alternate routes.
  
  Despite these efforts, WisDOT has observed that many alternate routes are underused, even
  
  when those routes would save drivers significant travel time.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9ae72f064ef914349a577ecf1ae244164672034523ae16d8a0e0d18e52d505c4
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25893/dot_25893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB ]