MOTORWAY LEVEL OF SERVICE. OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES

LA QUALITA DEL SERVIZIO AUTOSTRADE. OBIETTIVI E INSTRUMENTI

Flow, safety and comfort are the representative parameters of motorway quality of service. The construction of third lanes and of new and longer toll booths, the development of automation and alternative procedures to speed up toll collection are measures aimed at improving traffic flow. Safety measures include new control reserve barriers and improved tunnel lighting. Special attention is paid to the upgrading of services to satisfy even more diverse demands, and to prompt and real time user information. Automatic toll booths and variable message signs are described and illustrated. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Autostrade Concessioni e Costruzioni Autostrade

  Via Bergamini 50
  00159 Rome,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Ceseri, P
• Publication Date: 1989-1-2

Language

• Undetermined

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-6
• Serial:
  • AUTOSTRADE
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Driver information systems; Freeways; Level of service; Safety; Toll roads; Traffic flow
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 653: Level of service; 2752: Motorway; 1665: Safety; 2702: Toll road; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497710
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM