ROADWAY INCIDENT DIVERSION PRACTICES

This synthesis report will be of interest to officials of municipal, regional, and statewide transportation and law enforcement agencies who are responsible for roadway incident diversion practices. It will also be of interest to others who interact with these agencies to achieve a better understanding of the processes, barriers, and technologies associated with alternate route plan development and deployment. This report presents state-of-the-practice information about the development, deployment, and implementation of roadway incident diversion practices. It documents specific trends in the practice, and in examining individual practices, identifies unique plans, processes, and technologies from which other agencies may find useful applications. This report of the Transportation Research Board addresses a broad list of topics and profiles successful incident diversion practices, as reported by surveyed agencies. In particular, it focuses concern on alternate route plans for incidents that happen at random, resulting in the occurrence of nonrecurring congestion.

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• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Dunn Jr, W M
  • Reiss, R A
  • Latoski, S P
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 90 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice
  • Issue Number: 279
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0547-5570

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Incident management; Nonrecurrent congestion; State of the art reports; Traffic diversion; Traffic incidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780295
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309068592
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 20-5 FY 1996, Topic 29-02
• Files: NTL, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 21 1999 12:00AM