NEW ROAD TYPES - SUMMARY ON TEST ROADS IN FINLAND

The first three-lane semi-motorway stretch in Finland was opened on main road 4 between Jnformationrvenpnformationnformation and Mnformationntsnformationlnformation in 1991. The next one was opened between Lahti and Heinola in 1993. The first wide-lane semi-motorways were opened in Northern Finland on main road 4 between Asemakyla and Rainanpera in 1993 and in Southern Finland on main road 12 between Lahti and Uusikyla in 1995. Comprehensive follow-up studies have been made to examine traffic flow characteristics and driver behaviour on the new road types.

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  TIELAITOS (FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION)

  OPASTINSILTA 12 A
  HELSINKI,   Finland  FIN-00520
• Authors:
  • SIIMES, H
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 40p+1a p.
• Serial:
  • TIELAITOKSEN SELVITYKSIA
  • Volume: TIEL3200570E
  • Issue Number: 25
  • Publisher: TIELAITOS (FINNISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION)
  • ISSN: 0788-3722

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highways; Tests; Traffic flow; Traffic lanes; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lane; Three
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 8035: Finland; 2755: Highway; 6255: Test; 9079: Three; 671: Traffic flow; 2827: Traffic lane; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• ISBN: 951-726-549-2
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 11 2000 12:00AM