Identification and evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of highway design features to reduce nonrecurrent congestion.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  SHRP 2 report S2-L07-RR-1.
• Creators:
  Potts, Ingrid B. ; Harwood, Douglas W. ; Hutton, Jessica M. ; Fees, Chris A ; Bauer, Karin M. ; Lucas, Lindsay M. ; Kinzel, Christopher ; Frazier, Robert
• Corporate Creators:
  MRIGlobal (Firm) ; HDR Engineering ; Second Strategic Highway Research Program (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Highway design
  • Highway operations
  • Highway safety
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Level of service
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Mathematical models
  • Nonrecurrent congestion
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Report S2-L07-RR-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  National Academy of Sciences
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• ISBN:
  9780309273640
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
• Abstract:
  This research report presents the findings on the identification and evaluation of the use of highway geometric design features on freeways to reduce nonrecurrent congestion and improve travel time reliability. General guidance is provided on the range of design elements that could be used by transportation agencies to improve travel time reliability and reduce nonrecurrent congestion, analysis procedures and models to measure their operational and safety effectiveness, as well as a life-cycle benefit-cost method to support decision making on the possible use of individual treatments to address actual nonrecurring traffic conditions. For the safety effectiveness analysis, a new relationship between safety and congestion was explored and a mathematical model developed to quantify crash frequency at various levels of service. ; For datasets related to this report, please visit https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3603
• Format:
  PDF
• Alternate URL:
  http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/61000/61900/61937/Potts_Cost_Effectiveness_Highway_Design_Reduce_Congestion_SHRP2_S2L07RR1_2014_Final_Report.pdf
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4040/dot_4040_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 108.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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