PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES FOR REDUCING CONGESTION PROBLEMS IN TEXAS

This report investigates the economic feasibility of implementing the Managed Transportation System (MTS) concept in Texas. As indicated in Report 1326-1, this research project has determined that the Texas Interstate highway network faces an imminent congestion problem. This report, the second report of this study, discusses several possible alternatives for alleviating this congestion problem. For each alternative, a full-cost evaluation is performed and results are compared. Our analysis suggests that the MTS concept is the alternative that can potentially yield the greatest benefits.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/1326_2.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research study title: Economic Feasibility of a Managed Transportation System.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McCullough, B F
  • Harrison, R
  • Euritt, M A
  • Gonzalez-Ayala, S
  • Macias-Mohr, R
  • Koontz, C
• Publication Date: 1996-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 109 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Economic conditions; Economic impacts; Interstate highways; Rural highways; Traffic congestion; Traffic mitigation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mitigation
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Managed transportation systems; Supercorridors
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00737973
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-97/1326-2, Res Rept 1326-2, CTR 1326-2 Interim Rept
• Contract Numbers: Study 0-1326
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 19 1997 12:00AM