Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 5P
To determine
Possible conflict points on a four- leg signalized intersection for a two phase systemusing appropriate diagram.
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