FINAL REPORT ON FREEWAY CONTROL AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

A STUDY OF URBAN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS WAS CONDUCTED ON THE GULF FREEWAY IN HOUSTON. THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THOSE AREAS THAT GIVE GREATEST PROMISE FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF URBAN MOTORISTS. THE MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY WERE: TRAFFIC CONTROL; DETECTION AND CLEARANCE OF DISABLED VEHICLES; AND DRIVER COMMUNICATIONS. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OBJECTIVES WERE COMPLETED, A REVIEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE STUDIES IS PRESENTED, WITH REFERENCE TO THE 13 REPORTS, 6 PAPERS, AND OTHER MATERIAL PREPARED DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • GRANT NO 2-8-69-139
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McCasland, W R
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic incidents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Relieving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225013
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 139-13f
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM