Over recent years, the number of reconstruction and rehabilitation projects has increased significantly due to increased travel demand and a need for maintaining highway infrastructures. With the … [Read more...] about Development of a Statewide User Cost Manual for Rural Work Zones
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Driver Responses to Differing Urban Work Zone Configurations
This study reports the results of a simulator-based assessment of driver response to two different urban highway work zone configurations. One configuration represented an existing design which was … [Read more...] about Driver Responses to Differing Urban Work Zone Configurations
Rural Preparedness for Traffic Control in Agricultural Emergencies
This paper explores the extent to which rural areas are prepared to handle the traffic control required for a large-scale quarantine related to an agricultural emergency. On the basis of a literature … [Read more...] about Rural Preparedness for Traffic Control in Agricultural Emergencies
Path Guidance Information in Advance of Work Zones at Urban Freeway Interchanges
Work activities at complex urban freeway interchanges often result in modified lane assignments and the temporary misalignment of existing overhead guide signs with the travel lanes. Thus, researchers … [Read more...] about Path Guidance Information in Advance of Work Zones at Urban Freeway Interchanges
Evaluating Effectiveness of Dynamic Speed Display Signs in Transition Zones of Two-Lane Rural Highways in Pennsylvania
Although law enforcement is an effective method to manage speeds, it requires significant resources to ensure adequate spatial and temporal compliance. In some cases, alternative speed management … [Read more...] about Evaluating Effectiveness of Dynamic Speed Display Signs in Transition Zones of Two-Lane Rural Highways in Pennsylvania
QuickZone Improvement for Rural Freeway and Model Validation
This review indicated that in QuickZone 2.0 a deterministic queuing model is applied to calculate the delays for oversaturated conditions; stochastic and speed reduction delays were not included. Data … [Read more...] about QuickZone Improvement for Rural Freeway and Model Validation