FREEWAY LANE CLOSURES

FREEWAY LANE CLOSURES ARE REQUIRED FOR NUMEROUS REASONS SUCH AS PLACING PAVEMENT MARKERS, STRIPING, REPLACEMENT OF GUARD RAIL, REPAIR OF MEDIAN BARRIER, PAVEMENT REPAIR, ETC. AS THE FREEWAY SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GROW, THE FREQUENCY OF LANE CLOSURES PROBABLY WILL INCREASE. IN METROPOLITAN AREAS LIKE LOS ANGELES THE REDUCTION IN CAPACITY WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE SOME CONGESTION. THE OUTLINED PROCEDURE WILL ENABLE FIELD PERSONNEL TO SCHEDULE LANE CLOSURES AT A TIME WHEN THEY WILL CAUSE THE LEAST INCONVENIENCE TO TRAFFIC. IF CONGESTION DEVELOPS, IT WILL ALSO GIVE FIELD PERSONNEL A TOOL FOR EVALUATING THE EXTENT OF DELAY TO THE MOTORIST. THIS WILL PROVIDE OBJECTIVE DATA FOR MAKING DECISIONS ON SUSPENDING WORK AND RE-SCHEDULING OPERATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, No 5, PP 14-18
• Authors:
  • Kermode, R H
  • Myyra, W A
• Publication Date: 1970-2

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Freeways; Guardrails; Highway maintenance; Lane closure; Maintenance practices; Median barriers; Pavements; Repairing; Striping; Traffic congestion; Traffic delays; Traffic lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Closures; Repairs
• Old TRIS Terms: Lanes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218589
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1970 12:00AM