Ramp Metering and High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities: A Synthesis Study

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes and ramp metering have been implemented at several places in the country to improve traffic conditions on freeways. This report presents a comprehensive study of the state of the art and state of the practice of these facilities in the U.S. and their effectiveness in improving traffic conditions on the freeway. The various types of HOV facilities have been discussed along with other system components such as park-and-ride facilities, ridership programs, enforcement areas and policies, ingress/egress facilities. The cost of several HOV facilities in the country has been presented and a set of guidelines have been prepared that may be followed for the implementation of a HOV Lane Facility. A comprehensive review of the various ramp metering facilities in the country has been presented. The components of the ramp metering system, the physical infrastructure and the various classifications of the ramp metering algorithms have been discussed. The results of a feasibility study for the implementation of these facilities on I-70 in Indianapolis, between I-65 and I-465 have also been presented.

• Record URL:
  http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1752&context=jtrp
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• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  100 N Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Oware, Euridice
  • Bhargava, Abhishek
  • Labi, Samuel A
  • Sinha, Kumares C
• Publication Date: 2006-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 192p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Economic analysis; Freeway operations; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Park and ride; Ramp metering; Ridership; State of the art; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow
• Geographic Terms: Indianapolis (Indiana)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01104834
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/2
• Contract Numbers: SPR-2870
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 18 2008 7:50AM