DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF RAMP CONTROL ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND SUNSET BOULEVARD ON-RAMPS

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROCEDURES USED AND THE EFFECTS ON FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET OPERATION DUE TO A RAMP CONTROL STUDY. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY CONTROLLING TWO ON-RAMPS TO THE HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY DURING THE AFTERNOON RUSH PERIOD. ONE OF THE RAMPS WAS PHYSICALLY CLOSED AND THE OTHER WAS METERED DURING THE RUSH PERIOD. AS PART OF THE STUDY, SIGNING WAS PROVIDED FOR ALTERNATE ROUTING AND A SECTION OF CITY STREET WAS RESTRIPED AND PARKING PROHIBITED. THE RAMP CONTROL STUDY RESULTED IN OVERALL TIME SAVINGS WHICH WERE GREATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTROLS WERE PUT INTO EFFECT THAN SOME FOUR MONTHS LATER WHEN CONDITIONS WERE SAID TO HAVE STABILIZED. MAXIMUM TRAVEL TIME ALONG THE CONGESTED PORTION OF THE FREEWAY WAS ABOUT 9 1/2 MINUTES BEFORE CONTROL, 5 MINUTES ON THE DAY AFTER TRAFFIC WAS CONTROLLED, AND 7 MINUTES FOUR MONTHS LATER. /BPR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr, C-1-7
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • DUNNET, A M
  • ROTHBART, W J
• Publication Date: 1967-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; On ramps; Parking regulations; Peak hour traffic; Peak periods; Productivity; Ramps; Routing; Signs; Streets; Striping; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion; Time savings
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224869
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 6 1994 12:00AM