WORK AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL: EVALUATION AND DESIGN

Comprehensive evaluations of traffic controls for three highway construction projects are conducted. These evaluations consist of reviews of the traffic control plans, field checks of the implemented traffic controls, and observation of actual motorist behavior in response to the work area traffic controls. The project sites include suburban interstate, urban arterial, and rural highway locations. Field data were collected to develop spot speed characteristics, traffic flow rates, overall and average running speeds, and acceleration noise and mean velocity gradient profiles. Based on these evaluations, guidelines are developed to assist in the design and operation of more effective work area traffic control.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Vecellio, R L
  • Culpepper, T H
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 412-430
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 110
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Arterial highways; Behavior; Drivers; Evaluation; Highway traffic control; Highways; Mechanical acceleration; Motor vehicles; Planning; Rural highways; Speed; Spot speed; Streets; Traffic control devices; Traffic flow; Traffic noise; Traffic speed; Velocity; Work zone traffic control
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic control plans
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway signs (Signals and markings); Highway systems; Highway work areas; Speed analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391740
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM