Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume X:
Localized Bottleneck Congestion Analysis
Focusing on What Analysis Tools Are Available, Necessary and
Productive for Localized Congestion Remediation

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Table of Contents

Foreword / Notice / Quality Assurance Statement / Technical Report Documentation Page

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Background and Discussion

2.1 Common Causes of Bottlenecks

2.2 What Role does Analysis Play?

2.3 Bottleneck Mitigation

3.0 What to Analyze?

3.1 What does one mean by "Localized?"

3.2 Is the Study Area Large Enough to be Meaningful?

3.3 What Elements Need to be Analyzed?

4.0 What Level of Analysis is Warranted?

4.1 Project Guidelines

4.2 Small Corrections and Operational Changes

4.3 Large and Infrastructural Changes

4.4 Public Support and Justification

5.0 Levels of Analysis

5.1 Categories of Analysis Tools

5.2 A Word about Micro Simulation Tools

5.3 Case Study in Tool Selection: Sacramento SR 65/I-80 Interchange Analysis

A. Tool Selection Worksheet

List of Tables

List of Figures

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