Quantification of Urban Freeway Congestion and Analysis of Remedial Measures

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• Creators:
  Lindley, Jeff
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Traffic Systems Division
• Contributors:
  Mammano, Frank J.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freeways
  • Traffic congestion
  • Highway capacity
  • Urban areas
  • Traffic delays
  • Fuel consumption
  • Improvements
  • Costs
  • Remedial measures
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/RD-87/052
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report presents an estimate of existing (1984) and future (2005) levels of congestion on the Nation's urban freeways based on data contained in FHWA's Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) database. Estimates of congested travel, delay due to recurring congestion, delay due to non-recurring (incident) congestion, and wasted fuel are made on a national basis as well as for the 37 largest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's). Estimates of the aggregate impacts of several techniques for reducing freeway congestion, such as widening, surveillance and control systems, low-cost geometric improvements and demand reduction strategies are also made.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75578/dot_75578_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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