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:
  • Highways
  • Lane closure
  • Drivers
  • Behavior
  • Decision making
  • 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25893/dot_25893_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ebb1939d7e2187dc1dc3fcdd1237c954a2ac0be13ae14edb0f06eb295dad48c05012fd8af226c314dcdfef6b2bf4c88d0cb5175b7e886869f3053bea21512946