Sand Blasting: Georgia Looks for Way to Funnel Traffic Faster

Value pricing of freeway lanes is being considered as a way to increase capacity of under-used roadways, raise revenues, and steer drivers away from roads during times of peak congestion. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is planning a pricing plan for 15 miles of the I-75/I-575 corridor outside Atlanta. High-occupancy vehicle lanes and truck-only lanes are two of the options being considered. Various scenarios are presented as part of a feasibility study GDOT commissioned. Among the possible configurations: HOT2+ and HOT3+ lanes, and even HOT4+, where vehicles with at least that number of riders travel for free. Another set of scenarios combines the HOT approach with voluntary truck only lanes (TOLs). A final set uses mandatory TOLs. Eleven lessons about managed lanes are also explained.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Authors:
  • Smith, Andrew C
• Publication Date: 2007-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 32, 34-36, 38
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; High occupancy toll lanes; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Public private partnerships; Toll roads
• Identifier Terms: Georgia Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01077086
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 2007 12:32PM