GETTING THE MOST OUT OF A FREEWAY SYSTEM

Responsibility for the operations, operational analysis, and planning of operational improvements of the California state highway system lies with the Department of Transportation. These three activities are defined, and their application in a program to upgrade and control the Los Angeles freeway network is discussed. Methods of controlling freeway traffic (ramp metering, freeway widening, new construction) are described.

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  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr153/153-002.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 7th Summer Mtg. of TRB in cooperation with Florida DOT, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 5-7, 1974. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • ESTEP, A C
  • Moskowitz, Karl
• Conference:
  • 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Jacksonville Florida, United States
  • Date: 1974-8-5 to 1974-8-7
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 10-18
• Monograph Title: Better use of existing transportation facilities
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 153
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Freeway operations; Freeways; Improvements; Modernization; Operations; Planning; Ramp metering; Traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Operational analysis; Programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway benefits
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099492
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM