Passing Lanes and Other Operational Improvements on Two-lane Highways

Passing Lanes and Other Operational Improvements on Two-lane Highways
Author: Douglas W. Harwood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1986
Genre: Highway engineering
ISBN:

Many two-lane highways in rural areas experience operational problems related to high traffic volumes; lack of adequate passing opportunities; slow-moving vehicles on grades and in rolling terrain; roadside development that generates turning maneuvers at driveways; and turning movements at intersections. This report evaluates five operational aids or treatments intended to alleviate these problems including: passing lanes, short four-lane sections, shoulder use sections, turnouts, and two-way left-turn lanes. The report reviews current signing, marking, and design practices used for these operational treatments in 13 states that participated in the study.

Two-lane Highway Traffic Operations

Two-lane Highway Traffic Operations
Author: John R. McLean
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1989
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9782881247255

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Highway Capacity and Level of Service

Highway Capacity and Level of Service
Author: Ulrich Brannolte
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351440667

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Highway Capacity, Karlsruhe, Germany, July 1991. Papers range widely from driving behavior and pedestrian to the numerical value of freeway capacity and transit capacity.

Capacity and Operational Effects of Midblock Left-turn Lanes

Capacity and Operational Effects of Midblock Left-turn Lanes
Author: James A. Bonneson
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1997
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309060677

The objective of this research project was to develop a methodology for evaluating alternative midblock left-turn treatments on urban and suburban arterials. The methodology had to be applicable to three common midblock left-turn treatments: the raised-curb median, the flush median with two-way left-turn lane (TWLTL) delineation, and the undivided cross section. The methodology developed for this research focuses on the evaluation of midblock street segments on urban and suburban arterials. The basis for NCHRP Report 395.

Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Author: Forrest M. Council
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2008
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 21: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans provides guidance on data sources and analysis techniques that may be employed to assist agencies in allocating safety funds.