Field Studies and Inventory of Freeway Guide Signs

Messer, Carroll J.; McNees, Roger W.

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Field Studies and Inventory of Freeway Guide Signs

1980-04-01
By Messer, Carroll J. ; McNees, Roger W.

File Language:

English

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Creators:

Messer, Carroll J. ; McNees, Roger W.
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:

Before And After Studies Data Collection Evaluation Field Studies Freeways Inventory Lane Changing Signs Transportation Operations Urban Highways
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-79/30+220-2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Interim: September, 1976 - August, 1979
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
Abstract:

This report is the second in a series which will document two phases of a research project conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute entitled, "Evaluating Urban Freeway Guide Signing". The research was sponsored by the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The first part of this report describes traffic operation field studies conducted on urban freeways in Dallas and Houston. Major signing modifications were made to the freeway guide signing by state forces exogenous to the research effort. Before and after studies considering lane volumes, lane changes and erratic maneuvers were collected and evaluated. Some specific and a few general conclusions and recommendations were offered. The second part of this report will document research conducted on various aspect of urban freeway guide signing. This report describes the results and findings of a physical inventory of freeway guide signing in ten cities in the United States. Four of these cities inventoried were: Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio. The six out-of-state cities were: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles and New Orleans.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

2-18-77-220
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85620/dot_85620_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

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