An Operational Evaluation of Truck Restrictions on Six-Lane Rural Interstates in Texas

Details

• Creators:
  Zavoina, Michael C. ; Urbanik II, Thomas ; Hinshaw, Wanda
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trucks
  • Traffic lanes
  • Truck lanes
  • Freeways
  • Rural highways
  • Interstate highways
  • Truck Restrictions
  • Lane Restrictions,
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TX-90-1152-lF
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report: September 1987 - August 1990
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  With the increased expansion of rural Interstates to six lanes, questions have arisen as to the proper operational strategy of those facilities. One approach is to restrict trucks and other large vehicles from one or more of the lanes. The effects of such a restriction, however, have not been extensively studied. This study analyzes the operational effects of three left-lane truck restrictions on six-lane rural Interstates in Texas. Although the directional distribution of trucks changed significantly, no effects were found on the directional distribution of cars, the time gaps between vehicles, or the speeds of either cars or trucks that could be attributed to the truck restriction.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-10-88-1152
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85187/dot_85187_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:962841b01737c44f3515407552d97d70e41e044fb6d6c10832503ec5587e4743e48fc81f89023212af810004ed1e5b35246c7693ad7375e763b54f05a1624ebe