DIAMOND INTERCHANGE TRAFFIC CONTROL: FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR A DIAMOND INTERCHANGE SIGNAL CONTROLLER

THIS SPECIFICATION HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SPECIAL-PURPOSE DIAMOND INTERCHANGE TRAFFIC CONTROLLER THAT WILL UTILIZE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS COMPUTATIONAL POWER THAN IS PROVIDED BY THE TYPICAL MINI-COMPUTER, AT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS COST, AND YET PERFORM THE REQUIRED FUNCTIONS. THE SPECIFICATION IS DISCUSSED IN FOUR SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF GEOMETRIC DESIGN AND SIGNALIZATION CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAMOND INTERCHANGES. THE SECOND SECTION DISCUSSES SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ALTERNATIVES. THE THIRD SECTION DISCUSSES THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL PROGRAMS. THE FOURTH SECTION DISCUSSES THE FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. THE SPECIFICATION HAS BEEN WRITTEN AS A RESULT OF THE WORK PERFORMED LEADING TO THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, TESTING AND OPERATION OF A REAL-TIME CONTROL SYSTEM AT THE WESTERN AVENUE DIAMOND INTERCHANGE OF THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY.

• Corporate Authors:

  System Development Corporation

  2500 Colorado Avenue
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90409
• Authors:
  • Barooshian, C T
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Cost effectiveness; Diamond interchanges; Geometric design; Information processing; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic delays; Traffic surveillance
• Old TRIS Terms: Embedments (Concrete); Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225044
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-73- 60 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7568
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM