VOLUME GUIDELINES FOR SIGNALIZATION OF DIAMOND INTERCHANGES

The objective of the work described in this paper is to establish volume guidelines for the installation of traffic signal control at diamond interchanges where the base condition is all-way stop sign control. The guidelines are based on operational threshold values of traffic flow, above which signalization is expected to produce superior performance. Four diamond interchanges were studied with both types of control, from which the study results were based. The data-collection methods and procedures employed in the study to evaluate the operational effects of stop sign and signal control at diamond interchanges are discussed. An assessment of traffic control alternatives is described in terms of operational effects of queues and travel speed. Guidelines for all-way stop signs or signal control at diamond interchanges are provided in terms of internal volume, left-turn proportion within internal volume, and the sum of internal and external volume. The specific traffic volume guidelines were developed based on a combination of these variables, which affect operational performance.

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• Authors:
  • Chang, Myung-soon
  • Messer, Carroll J
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-37
• Monograph Title: Traffic control devices and rail highway crossings
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1010
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Diamond interchanges; Guidelines; Left turns; Queuing; Signalized intersections; Stop signs; Traffic flow; Traffic volume
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452649
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309038227
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM