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Title:

Arterial Operations in Adverse Weather

Abstract:

This paper describes weather impacts on arterial operations and discusses research projects to quantify these impacts. These projects have documented speed reductions, decreased volume, reduced saturation flow rates, and increased delay. The benefits of weather-responsive signal timing and weather affects on traffic simulation parameters are also explored. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) activities to advance the state-of-the-practice in weather-responsive traffic management are introduced.

Source(s):

Institute of Transportation Engineers 2004 Annual Meeting; FHWA Road Weather Management Program and Mitretek Systems. For an electronic copy of this resource, contact Lynette Goodwin at lynette.goodwin@noblis.org.

Date: 2004

Author:

Pisano, Goodwin

Keywords:


Benefits
Mobility
Traffic signal
Traffic control
Volume

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