
Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Transcribed Image Text:Part 2: LOS Analysis
A multilane highway segment has the following roadway and traffic characteristics:
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1 mile in length
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Undivided
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Rolling terrain
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11-ft lanes
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5-ft shoulder
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8 access points
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3190 two-way peak hour volume (veh/h)
Directional split = 60/40
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PHF = 0.95
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8% trucks
• BFFS 55 mi/h
=
How many lanes are needed (peak direction) to accommodate this flow rate with a level of service no
worse than B? What is the v/c? How many vehicles can be added to the peak hour flow rate before
reaching LOS E?
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