Optimum Length of Two-Lane, Two-Way, No-Passing Traffic Operation in Construction/Maintenance Zones on Rural Four-Lane Divided Highways

Details

• Creators:
  McCoy, Patrick T. ; Pang, Leslie M. ; Post, Edward R.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Dept. of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • No passing zones
  • Work zones
  • Four lane highways
  • Rural highways
  • Construction and maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TRP-02-001-79
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Copyrighted, distributed with permission
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Nebraska
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Nebraska--Lincoln
• Abstract:
  The objective of the study was to determine the optimum length of two-lane, two-way, no-passing traffic operation in construction/maintenance zones on rural four-lane divided highways. An equation was developed for the sum of road-user and traffic-control costs as a function of this length. The methods of calculus were then used to derive the optimum length that would minimize the sum of road-user and traffic-control costs. The optimum length equation derived can be used in the planning and design of crossover-type traffic control systems for construction/maintenance zones on rural four-land divided highways.
• Content Notes:
  Copyrighted 1979, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Civil Engineering Department. Reproduced by permission of owner. All rights reserved.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67601/dot_67601_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 616.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32aad041a849468176d72dcbb33d395acc3e40e2f1ecb4460a74704f64313165b22c39872c7f5e0305dd8186fe955e84ec6c89681d207047aea1f02da2dc07f8