THE EFFECTS OF ENTRANCE RAMP CLOSURE ON FREEWAY OPERATION DURING MORNING PEAK PERIODS

THE TELEPHONE ROAD ON-RAMP OF THE GULF FREEWAY IN HOUSTON WAS BARRICADED FOR TWO WEEKS DURING THE 7:00 - 8:00 AM IN- BOUND PEAK IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ON-FREEWAY OPERATIONS AT A DOWNSTREAM BOTTLENECK. BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME DURING THIS STUDY AND EXAMINATION WEEK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, THE DATA OBTAINED SHOW NO CONCLUSIVE BENEFITS FROM THE RAMP CLOSURE. IT IS NOTE-WORTHY THAT NO ADVERSE PUBLIC REACTION WAS RECEIVED DURING THE RAMP CLOSURE PERIOD. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Loutzenheiser, R C
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barricades; Bottlenecks; Freeway operations; Interchange ramps; On ramps; Public opinion; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway entrances and exits
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225007
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No 139-9
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 27 1972 12:00AM