Evaluation of innovative devices to control traffic entering from low-volume access points within a land closure.

Details

• Creators:
  Finley, Melisa D. ; Songchitruksa, Praprut ; Sunkari, Srinivasa R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Two lane highways
  • Low volume roads
  • Access control (Transportation)
  • State of the practice
  • Lane closure
  • Field studies
  • Surveys
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Traffic control devices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-13/0-6708-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to identify and evaluate ; alternative methods to control traffic entering a lane closure on a two-lane, two-way road from low-volume ; access points. Researchers documented the state-of-the-practice regarding temporary traffic control at lane ; closures on two-lane, two-way roads in Texas, and examined existing and innovative devices and strategies ; that could be used to control traffic entering from low-volume access points. Researchers also compared the ; benefits and costs of various temporary traffic control alternatives for low-volume access points. Motorist ; surveys and field studies were conducted to assess motorist understanding and the operational and safety ; effectiveness of two innovative devices to control traffic at low-volume access points. The findings from ; these tasks and studies were used to develop guidelines regarding the appropriate traffic control for low-volume access points within a lane closure on a two-lane, two-way road.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-6708
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27294/dot_27294_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.60 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:806cd537921324ae755858309ac9d631d6d30c9ddc21db9a4fe38f7b06456129cebbf334a73c176881b908f8ccc7e4955e347db5667ea0c7536fc6f49467b59a