Freeway Corridor Management

Freeway Corridor Management
Author: Conrad L. Dudek
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1992
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309053044

This synthesis will be of interest to state and local traffic engineers, transportation planners, transit operators, law enforcement officials, public information agencies, and others responsible for the transportation elements of freeway corridors. Information is provided on the policies and procedures for freeway corridor management, and descriptions of a number of techniques and practices are presented. Traffic growth and increasing congestion on urban freeways require a comprehensive approach toward managing the complex elements of freeway operations. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on freeway corridor management strategies, the components of management, examples of effective applications of the strategies, and benefits of freeway corridor management. The management techniques that are discussed include freeway surveillance and control; corridor street surveillance and control; high-occupancy vehicle facilities and incentives; police enforcement and traffic control; hazardous material and other truck traffic restrictions; alternative route planning; motorist assistance patrols; motorist information techniques; and traffic management for recurrent congestion, for incidents, for special events, and for work zones.

Segmentwide Traffic Responsive Freeway Entry Control

Segmentwide Traffic Responsive Freeway Entry Control
Author: Suk June Kahng
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1984
Genre: Express highways
ISBN:

Extended local traffic control using FRECON2, freeway corridor simulation model incorporating priority entry treatment, driver spatial diversion and alternative surface streets with flow dependent costs; application to traffic in the Santa Monica Freeway corridor, Los Angeles.

Integrated Arterial and Freeway Operation Control Strategies for IVHS Advanced Traffic Management Systems

Integrated Arterial and Freeway Operation Control Strategies for IVHS Advanced Traffic Management Systems
Author: Hani S. Mahmassani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 4
Release: 1998
Genre: DYNASMART (Computer file)
ISBN:

This study focuses on traffic congestion, primarily that occurring on freeway corridors in metropolitan areas. Lack of coordination in the operation of various components of the system is often a major source of inefficiency, resulting in greater delays to motorists than what might be achievable with the existing physical infrastructure. The main objective of the study is to improve corridor network management by coordinating the various control elements in a freeway corridor, for both recurrent and nonrecurrent congestion situations.