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  1. Report No.: FHWA-HOP-06-001
  2. Government Accession No.
  3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
  4. Title and Subtitle: Ramp Management and Control Handbook
  5. Report Date: January 2006
  6. Performing Organization Code
  7. Author(s): Leslie Jacobson, Jason Stribiak, Lisa Nelson, Doug Sallman.
  8. Performing Organization Report No.
  9. Performing Organization Name and Address:PB Farradyne,3206 Tower Oaks Blvd. Rockville, MD 20852
  10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
  11. Contract or Grant No.: DTFH61-01-C-00181
  12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address: Office of Transportation Management, Federal Highway Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20590
  13. Type of Report and Period Covered: Final Report, October 2003 - January 2006
  14. Sponsoring Agency Code
  15. Supplementary Notes: James Colyar and John Halkias, FHWA Contracting Officer's Task Managers.
  16. Abstract: This handbook provides guidance and recommended practices on managing and controlling traffic on ramps with freeway facilities.  The use or application of the guidance and recommendations provided will in time serve to enhance the use and effectiveness of the ramp management and control strategies.  This handbook also describes in greater depth the issues and concepts specific to ramp management and control that were presented in Chapter 7 of the Freeway Management and Operations Handbook.  The Freeway Management and Operations Handbook was released by the Federal Highway Administration in September 2003, and has since been updated to summarize the guidance presented in this handbook.
  17. Key Words: Ramp, Ramp Management, Ramp Metering, Ramp Closure, Ramp Operations, Ramp Design, Ramp Maintenance
  18. Distribution Statement: No restrictions
  19. Security Classif. (of this report): Unclassified
  20. Security Classif. (of this page): Unclassified
  21. No. of Pages: 342
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Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Ramp Management and Control: Overview
Chapter 3: Ramp Management and the Traffic Management Program
Chapter 4: Preparing for Successful Operations
Chapter 5: Ramp Management Strategies
Chapter 6: Developing and Selecting Strategies and Plans
Chapter 7: Implementing Strategies and Plans
Chapter 8: Operation and Maintenance of Ramp Management Strategies
Chapter 9: Ramp Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Chapter 10: Planning and Design Considerations
Chapter 11: Case Studies
 
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