FREEWAY CONTROL AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

A STUDY OF URBAN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS WAS CONDUCTED ON THE GULF FREEWAY IN HOUSTON. THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THOSE AREAS WHICH GIVE GREATEST PROMISE FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF URBAN MOTORISTS. THE MOJOR AREAS OF STUDY WERE: TRAFFIC CONTROL, DETECTION AND CLEARANCE OF DISABLED VEHICLES, AND DRIVER COMMUNICATIONS. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OBJECTIVES WERE COMPLETED, A REVIEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE STUDIES IS PRESENTED, WITH REFERENCES TO THE 13 REPORTS, 5 PAPERS, AND OTHER MATERIAL PREPARED DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 54 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • McCasland, W R
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Detectors; Driver information systems; Freeway operations; Highway operations; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Traffic safety; Traffic surveillance; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226410
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1972 12:00AM