BAY AREA OPERATIONS STUDY: FOURTH INTERIM REPORT

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA COLLECTED BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND ON STUDY 1 ARE PRESENTED. THERE ARE SIX ADDITIONAL STUDY SECTIONS. STUDY SECTION 1 IS A 10 MILE SECTION OF THE JAMES LICK AND BAYSHORE FREEWAY (ROUTE 101) FROM OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH TO THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE ON THE NORTH. THE REPORT IDENTIFIES THREE BOTTLENECK LOCATIONS ON THE JAMES LICK FREEWAY DURING THE MORNING PEAK PERIOD. THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THESE THREE BOTTLENECKS ARE IDENTIFIED AND POSSIBLE METHODS OF IMPROVEMENTS ARE PRESENTED. DURING THE AFTERNOON PEAK PERIOD FOUR BOTTLENECK LOCATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED. THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THESE FOUR BOTTLENECKS ARE IDENTIFIED AND POSSIBLE METHODS OF IMPROVEMENTS ARE PRESENTED. /BPR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr, C-1-10
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering
  Berkeley, CA  United States 

  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:
  • Jacobs, R R
  • Gillfillan, W E
• Publication Date: 1968-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Data analysis; Data collection; Freeway operations; Improvements; Mathematical analysis; Peak hour traffic; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 1994 12:00AM