| Title | Weekend freeway performance and the use of HOV lanes on weekends |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 28900 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ishimaru, John M. (John Masashi); Hallenbeck, Mark E.; Nee, Jennifer |
| Source | 30 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Washington State Transportation Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
Washington State Transportation Commission |
| Publisher | Washington State Transportation Commission |
| Publication Date | 20000400 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Weekend traffic volumes in the Puget Sound region of Washington State are increasing, and public concern about congestion during non-commute periods has caused the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to re-examine the current policy of restricting high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to transit vehicles and carpools 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. In many parts of the country, HOV lanes are open to general traffic during non-peak hours. Should WSDOT adopt this less restrictive lane use policy? This report examines the tradeoffs that a change in weekend HOV lane usage would involve. The basic issues that are examined include the following: What congestion relief benefits would result? Would these changes have adverse impacts on HOV formation and/or HOV lane compliance rates? Would highway and transit operational problems be created? Would the weekend use of HOV lanes by general purpose vehicles create safety concerns? What would be the monetary impacts of changing weekend HOV lane usage? Supported by a variety of performance graphics and statistics, the report concludes that no improvement in mobility would be obtained by relaxing the current Puget Sound HOV lane operating restrictions to allow weekend use of the HOV lanes by general purpose traffic. |
| Rosap ID | dot:3816 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3816 |
| TRT Terms | Freeway management systems; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Weekends; Freeway operations; Travel demand management; Traffic congestion; Impact studies |
| General Subjects | deployment strategy/planning; evaluation/program assessment; mainstreaming; operational test; outreach/marketing; research and development; program support; benefits; capacity impact; cost reduction; economic competitiveness; energy consumption/fuel consumption; mobility; time; throughput; transit management/fleet management; carpool |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Freeway Management; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Congestion; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY |
| Geographical Coverage |
Washington |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
800231 |
| Contract Number | T1803, Task 19 |
| Report Number | WA-RD 488.1 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13192.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/488.1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |