A NEW LOOK IN FREEWAY OPERATION

TWO TYPES OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED: DAY- TO-DAY CONGESTION CAUSED BY BUILT-IN GEOMETRIC BOTTLENECKS AND THE "UNUSUAL" INCIDENT - AN ACCIDENT, A STALLED CAR, A SPILLED LOAD. TECHNIQUES AND PROGRAMS USED BY LOS ANGELES FREEWAY OPERATION DEPARTMENT TO COMBAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE UPGRADING EXISTING FREEWAYS, RAMP METERING, AND SURVEILLANCE/CONTROL SYSTEMS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, No 1, PP 30-31, 34-35
• Authors:
  • SCHAEFER, W E
  • West, J
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Bottlenecks; Freeway operations; Freeways; Geometry; Interchange ramps; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic surveillance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway ramps; Freeway traffic accidents; Traffic control systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225617
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1970 12:00AM