| Title | Traffic Performance of Three Typical Designs of New Jersey Jughandle Intersections : [techbrief] |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65906 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Jagannathan, Ramanujan |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Eisdorfer, Arthur; Bared, Joe G. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Corporate Contributor |
VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Publication Date | 20070101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Although New Jersey jughandle intersections (NJJIs) have been around for over five decades, researchers have not yet developed a simplified procedure to evaluate their traffic performance and compare them with conventional at-grade intersections. A limited number of studies have reported qualitative and quantitative comparisons of NJJIs. There have been, however, no readily available tools for traffic engineers and planners to estimate average delays, average numbers of stops, and maximum queues. For this study, researchers used VISSIM simulations to model typical geometries over a wide distribution of traffic flow conditions for three NJJI design. Comparisons of NJJIs with conventional intersections for similar volume conditions revealed that NJJIs produced lower average intersection delays and higher intersection capacities for near-saturated traffic conditions and similar traffic performance for undersaturated conditions. Practitioners can use statistical models documented in this study to assess average intersection delays, average number of stops per vehicle, and maximum queue lengths for three types of NJJIs. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38718 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38718 |
| TRT Terms | Intersections; Interchanges and intersections; Highway operations; Traffic models |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-07-032 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65900/65906/FHWA-HRT-07-032.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/07032/index.cfm |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |