THE ROLE OF ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN ATMS DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS

In the I-95 Intermodal Mobility Project, a project designed to rehabilitate all 51 miles of I-95 in Pennsylvania, the need to consider the surrounding surface street network was recognized early on. The design team explored an intermodal approach to manage the traffic impact of the reconstruction. The already congested surface roadways could not support the projected additional demand of 1000 vph (peak) caused by the reconstruction. And it was determined that there would be an ongoing need for coordination of freeway and arterial operations beyond the reconstruction period, given the projected growth of the region's traffic. Therefore, the design team used a corridor-wide approach to coordinate freeway and arterial operations. The basic approach of the project was the formation of a series of alternate routes to I-95. These routes were constructed of different arterial segments and were designed to have their signals coordinated across arterial boundaries.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Shapiro, M S
  • Pavis, A
  • Wilder, W H
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers for the 66th ITE Annual Meeting
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Date: 1996-9-15 to 1996-9-18
• Publication Date: 1996-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 273-276

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Freeway operations; Highway planning; Intermodal transportation; Interstate highways; Reconstruction
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00734866
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1997 12:00AM