EVALUATION OF A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT

Traffic engineers need to evaluate the effectiveness of traffic engineering improvements. Procedures for the evaluation are described in the literature, but few applications are available. This paper discusses the combination of road user consequences, including the effects on air quality, and the procedures for the evaluation of one traffic engineering improvement--a Traffic Operations Program for Increasing Capacity and Safety improvement of an intersection. The evaluation of the intersection improvement indicated that the benefit-cost ratio was 1.9 and that the air quality was improved.

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  • This report was prepared for the 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Jacksonville, Florida, August 1974. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Dale, Charles W
• Conference:
  • 7th Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Jacksonville Florida, United States
  • Date: 1974-8-5 to 1974-8-7
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 15-19
• Monograph Title: Transportation serving community needs
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 528
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Benefit cost analysis; Highway capacity; Improvements; Measures of effectiveness; Quality control; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Quality
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097412
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309023750
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM