Considerations for Super 3 Cross-Section in High-Volume Rural Corridors with Turning Traffic [Project Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Fitzpatrick, Kay ; Brewer, Marcus A. ; Kutela, Boniphace ; Florence, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Best practices
  • Highway design
  • Intersections
  • Passing lanes
  • Passing
  • Rural highways
  • Traffic simulation
  • Turning traffic
  • Two lane highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  0-7044
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas;United States
• Edition:
  Project Summary Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  In addition to a review of the relevant literature, the researchers conducted field studies to observe and record traffic activities at intersections on rural two-lane highways with passing lanes or turn lanes. The field studies produced speed data and video recordings of turning maneuvers to analyze for key findings. Those findings were then used to develop microsimulation models and scenarios to investigate the operational effects of the presence (or absence) of passing lane or left-turn lane in proximity to intersections.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72327/dot_72327_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 222.72 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ae60e91ae10a7e3662646359fe34e2b2c7f0973f8433c137f16f241105d29b586869a65305628b9c79b0c11fcd1c89c84e085aebf4ad813662e82238df5de7b2