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Title:

Red Bus Lane Treatment Evaluation
Cover of Red Bus Lane Treatment Evaluation

Accession Number:

01519521

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Since 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) has implemented red-colored bus lanes as part of its collaborative Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) program with MTA New York City Transit (NYCT). NYCDOT and NYCT have found that the red treatment is effective at reducing unauthorized bus lane usage. NYCDOT is seeking to improve the durability and cost-effectiveness of its preferred red lane treatment and, in 2010, with STV Inc. and Penn State University, began a research study to identify high-performance red-lane products and installation processes for different roadway surfaces. This paper presents the methodologies and findings from a series of field and laboratory tests used to evaluate red bus lane treatments for NYCDOT. The field evaluations included long-term observations of various products used on bus-only lanes, as well as durability and skid resistance testing. Parallel laboratory evaluations were undertaken to assess product durability and skid resistance in a controlled, indoor laboratory. The results indicate that a red epoxybased street paint, an epoxy with red aggregate product, and a red asphalt concrete-based micro surface performed well across all field and laboratory tests.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Bus Transit Systems.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-4649

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Carry, William
Donnell, Eric
Rado, Zoltan
Hartmann, Martin
Scalici, Steven P

Pagination:

31p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

New York (New York)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-4649

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 3:37PM