TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUMES OCCURRING DURING SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. (A TENTATIVE PEAK HOUR DELAY WARRANT)
This report presents results of research efforts designed to develop a tentative standard for determining the need for traffic signals at isolated intersections which are subject to short-duration heavy volume peaking characteristics. The suggested standards, or warrants, are based on volume-delay counts obtained at selected typical intersections and comparable data from other research and simulation studies. Warrant values were tested using similar data from six locations, three in West Virginia, and one each in California, Connecticut and Texas. The intersection configurations and conditions used in this report were three-way intersections located mainly in suburban and rural areas.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Prepared by Smith (Wilbur) and Associates, Washington, D.C.
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Corporate Authors:
West Virginia Department of Highways
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV United States 25305Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Smith (Wilbur) and Associates
1100 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC United States 20036 - Publication Date: 1975-4
Media Info
- Pagination: 203 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Demand; Highway traffic; Intersections; Peak hour traffic; Rural areas; Specifications; Statistics; Suburbs; Three leg intersections; Time; Traffic control warrant; Traffic delays; Traffic signals; Traffic volume; Volume
- Uncontrolled Terms: Requirement
- Geographic Terms: California; Connecticut; Texas; West Virginia
- Old TRIS Terms: Placing; Vehicular traffic
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00093301
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: WVOOH-38 Final Rpt.
- Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM