| Title | Alternative Freeway Designs at Merge and Diverge Segments : [fact sheet] |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65645 |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Bared, Joe G. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20171201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Freeway merge and diverge areas are typically associated with unsteadiness and congestion due to an increase in lane changing and slowing down to accommodate vehicles that want to enter or exit the freeway. While waiting on anticipated benefits of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), cities continue to struggle with worsening freeway congestion. Beyond widening roadways, few short-term, low-cost options exist for increasing freeway capacities. At the Federal Highway Administration’s Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL) at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, VA, a team of researchers are testing various solutions to these capacity problems. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38020 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38020 |
| TRT Terms | Freeway operations; Merging area; Diverging traffic |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-18-019; HRDO-20/12-2017(200)E |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65600/65645/FHWA-HRT-18-019.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |