|-90 crosses the Snoqualmie River at about milepost 47.5. Here, the eastbound portion of the Interstate has the following characteristics: • Rural freeway classification • No HOV lanes • 12 ft lane width • 10 ft right-side shoulders • 4 lanes (there are 3 lanes going westbound for a total of 7 lanes) • 0.80 interchanges per mile • Volume = 2,800 vehicles/hour • Peak hour factor = 0.98 • 18% trucks and buses • 2% recreational vehicles • 4% upgrade for 0.80 miles • Driver population %3D adjustment factor = 1.0. Free flow %3D speed for this section of freeway (to the nearest mile per hour) will be. . *

|-90 crosses the Snoqualmie River at about milepost 47.5. Here, the eastbound portion of the Interstate has the following characteristics: • Rural freeway classification • No HOV lanes • 12 ft lane width • 10 ft right-side shoulders • 4 lanes (there are 3 lanes going westbound for a total of 7 lanes) • 0.80 interchanges per mile • Volume = 2,800 vehicles/hour • Peak hour factor = 0.98 • 18% trucks and buses • 2% recreational vehicles • 4% upgrade for 0.80 miles • Driver population %3D adjustment factor = 1.0. Free flow %3D speed for this section of freeway (to the nearest mile per hour) will be. . *

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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