PRIORITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND OTHER HOV ON URBAN MOTORWAYS. A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN MADRID

This paper describes a project carried out in Madrid to favour public transport and other high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and presents some early results of assessments. A HOV facility has been constructed in the central reserve of the N-VI motorway between Madrid and Las Rozas. There are 12.3km of two reversible lanes used by HOV and buses and a 3.8km section with a single reversible lane for the exclusive use of buses. Also included in the project are a bus lane, bus/underground interchange in Madrid and a traffic control and management system. The assessment of the project in progress will consider the effects on a) mobility patterns, b) traffic conditions, c) accessibility and d) road safety. Some early results show a reduction in travel time, an increase in occupancy and an increase in bus patronage. For the covering abstract see IRRD 875078.

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  PTRC Education and Research Services Limited

  Glenthorne House, Hammersmith Grove
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• Authors:
  • APARICIO, A
  • MOLINA, E
  • CRISTOBAL, C
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 211-34
• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD SAFETY. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR G HELD AT THE 23RD PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, SEPTEMBER 11-15 1995. VOLUME P394
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0952-3103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Buses; Conferences; Medians; Mobility; Modal split; Public transit; Reversible traffic lanes; Safety; Traffic control; Traffic lanes; Traffic signal preemption; Travel time; Trip length
• ITRD Terms: 2914: Central reserve; 8525: Conference; 697: Journey time; 9105: Mobility (pers); 675: Modal split; 648: Priority (traffic); 744: Public transport; 607: Reversible lane; 1665: Safety; 654: Traffic control; 2827: Traffic lane
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719772
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-284-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM