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.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
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Authors:
- Smith, Andrew C
- Publication Date: 2007-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Maps; Photos;
- Pagination: pp 32, 34-36, 38
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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