A REPORT ON THE USER'S MANUAL FOR DIAMOND INTERCHANGE SIGNALIZATION--PASSER III

The report describes the user's manual for PASSER III, a practical computer program developed to assist the traffic engineer in determining optimal traffic signal timings for pretimed or traffic-responsive, fixed-sequence signalized diamond interchanges. The program is applicable to isolated interchanges as well as to a series of interchanges through which progression is desired along the frontage roads. In addition, design engineers may use PASSER III to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed interchange design alternatives. PASSER III can evaluate any signal timing plan that might exist at a signalized diamond interchange. The program also determines the level of service for each phase at the intersections which make up a diamond interchange. PASSER III provides all data required to implement the signal timing plan it calculates. Two typical example programs, an isolated interchange and a frontage road progressive system, were coded and executed by PASSER III. The completed input data card coding forms and the program output, including time-space diagrams for the progression solution, are contained in the report.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Passer 2, PB-241 582. Prepared in cooperation with Texas A and M Univ., College Station, and Texas State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Texas A&M Research Foundation

  College Station, TX  United States  77843

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fambro, D B
  • Putman, D L
  • Haenel, H E
  • Cervenka, L W
  • Messer, C J
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programming; Computer programs; Design; Freeways; Frontage roads; Gravel; Highway traffic; Interchanges; Level of service; Manuals; Pretimed traffic signal controllers; Signalized intersections; Time signals; Traffic engineering; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Substitutes; Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00169267
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-77-T0253 Intrm Rpt., TTI-2-18-76-178-1
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM