QUANTIFICATION OF URBAN FREEWAY CONGESTION AND ANALYSIS OF REMEDIAL MEASURES. FINAL REPORT

This report presents an estimate of existing (1984) and future (2005) levels of congestion on the Nation's urban freeways based on data contained in FHWA's Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) database. Estimates of congested travel, delay due to recurring congestion, delay due to non-recurring (incident) congestion, and wasted fuel are made on a National basis as well as for the 37 largest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's). Estimates of the aggregate impacts of several techniques for reducing freeway congestion, such as widening, surveillance and control systems, low-cost geometric improvements and demand reduction strategies are also made.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • LINDLEY, J A
• Publication Date: 1986-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Estimates; Freeways; Fuel consumption; Geometric design; Impact studies; Improvements; Metropolitan areas; Pavement widening; Reduction (Chemistry); Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic delays; Traffic surveillance; Travel demand; Urban areas
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction; Standard metropolitan statistical area; Traffic control systems; Urban freeways
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474819
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/RD-87/052, 2B1a3012 (22P1-022)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM