Traffic and Highway Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305156241
Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 2P
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The factors affecting the level of service of a freeway section and the impact that each has on the flow.
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