COST-EFFECTIVENESS TECHNIQUE FOR ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE INTERCHANGE DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS

THIS REPORT DEVELOPS A COST-EFFECTIVENESS METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVE INTERCHANGE CONFIGURATIONS, USING A CONVENTIONAL DIAMOND INTERCHANGE NORTH OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA AS A CASE STUDY. FIVE CANDIDATE GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS WERE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF TOTAL PEAK-HOUR CAPACITY. ITERATIVE APPLICATION OF A LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL ASSURES IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL ELEMENTS AND A CONFIGURATION OF MAXIMUM CAPACITY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROJECT INITIATION ARE BASED ON COST OF IMPROVEMENTS.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1972/390/390-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Geometric Highway Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Wattleworth, Joseph A
  • Ingram, Jerry W
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 27-35
• Monograph Title: Geometric design implications and vehicle noise
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 390
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Highway capacity; Highway design; Highway planning; Interchanges; Interchanges and intersections; Peak hour traffic
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203665
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 19 1972 12:00AM