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Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
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An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics.
Traffic data:
Peak hour volume (in the peak direction):
Trucks:
PHF = 0.93
Geometric data:
LOS A
OLOS B
LOS C
LOS D
LOS E
LOS F
Lane width:
Shoulder width:
Total ramp density:
Terrain: rolling
11 ft
6 ft
1.8 ramps per mile
Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.)
7,090 veh/h
10% of peak hour volume
Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/In), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/In) for the given conditions.
demand flow rate
2191
pc/h/In
mean speed
density
50 X mi/h
43.82 X pc/mi/In
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Transcribed Image Text:An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics. Traffic data: Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): Trucks: PHF = 0.93 Geometric data: LOS A OLOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F Lane width: Shoulder width: Total ramp density: Terrain: rolling 11 ft 6 ft 1.8 ramps per mile Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) 7,090 veh/h 10% of peak hour volume Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/In), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/In) for the given conditions. demand flow rate 2191 pc/h/In mean speed density 50 X mi/h 43.82 X pc/mi/In
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