RAMP CONTROL ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD. AND SUNSET BLVD. ON-RAMPS ONE YEAR'S EXPERIENCE

CURRENT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ARE PRESENTED ON A SECTION OF THE NORTHBOUND HOLLYWOOD FREEWAY AS A RESULT OF CONTROLS BEING EXERCISED AT TWO ENTRANCE RAMPS DURING THE AFTERNOON RUSH PERIOD. ONE OF THE ON-RAMPS IS PHYSICALLY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DURING THIS PERIOD AND A PERMANENT METERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE OTHER RAMP. THIS CONTROL SYSTEM HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING CONGESTION, REDUCING TRAVEL TIMES (ON THE FREEWAY), AND INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE STUDY SECTION. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • DUNNET, A
• Publication Date: 1968-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway operations; Freeways; Highway capacity; Interchange ramps; On ramps; Peak hour traffic; Peak periods; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Travel time
• Old TRIS Terms: Closing; Freeway capacity; Freeway entrances and exits; Freeway ramps; Metering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: State-c-1-7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 1994 12:00AM