STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING INCREASING TRUCK TRAFFIC

This report will be of interest to local, regional, state, and federal officials, as well as to other transportation professionals and the public that works with them, in dealing with the challenges of increasing truck traffic. The report documents recent efforts by transportation organizations that construct, operate, and manage the transportation system. In many cases, plans and strategies have been developed without precedent to provide guidance in determining effective strategies. This synthesis identifies truck-related challenges, planning activities for goods movement being undertaken, truck management strategies being considered, factors that have influenced the selection of particular strategies, and benefits expected from selected strategies. The types of projects being implemented most frequently include pavement improvement or rehabilitation, climbing lanes, lane restrictions, and weigh-in-motion. Primary factors driving the selection of these projects include potential benefits and public acceptance. Information was derived from a survey of state departments of transportation (28 responses) and metropolitan planning organizations (8 responses), supplemented by a review of available literature.

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• Authors:
  • Douglas, J G
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 91 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice
  • Issue Number: 314
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0547-5570

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Climbing lanes; Highway traffic control; Literature reviews; Metropolitan planning organizations; Rehabilitation; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Strategic planning; Surveys; Truck traffic; Weigh in motion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lane restrictions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943490
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309069580
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 20-5 FY 2000,, Topic 32-02
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 26 2003 12:00AM