AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS OF A MULTILEVEL COMPLEX INTERCHANGE: CASE STUDY USING THE IMPROVED TSC/EPA MODEL

This report describes a case study of an air quality analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Transportation Systems Center (TSC). The site analyzed was the proposed I-83/I-95 interchange in Baltimore, Maryland. This interchange is part of the 3-A System of highways in Baltimore, comprising several segments which have already been completed and other segments which are in various stages of approval. A description is given of the proposed interchange. Section 3 discusses TSC modifications to a highway air-pollution-dispersion model to analyze this interchange. In Section 4, the details of the air quality analysis for the years 1980 and 1995 are presented. Section 5 discusses additional air quality analyses of the site using maximum-seeking methods. Section 6 contains the summary and conclusions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Darling, EMJ
  • Prerau, D S
  • Downey, P J
  • Garlitz, J D
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Analysis; Calculation; Case studies; Computer programming; Data collection; Environmental impacts; Forecasting; Highways; Interchanges; Location; Mathematical models; Methodology; Metropolitan areas; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Computation; Models
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Old TRIS Terms: Analyzing
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151179
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-76-35 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM