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In late 1982, the final section of I-66 in the Washington, D. C., suburbs in Northern Virginia was opened to traffic after a lengthy and controversial developmental process. The final product of that process is a four-lane, limited-access, parkway-type facility from which heavy-duty trucks are excluded at all times. Peak-period, peak-direction use is restricted to high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs), emergency vehicles and vehicles bound to and from Dulles Airport. Finally, to maintain safe and efficient traffic flows on the facility, a comprehensive, computer-controlled traffic management system (TMS) will be installed. Basic elements of the system include closed-circuit television, ramp metering, motorist advisory signing, and interface with adjacent traffic signal systems. The Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, with funding from the Federal Highway Administration, has undertaken a study of this section of highway. The objective is to evaluate I-66 and the HOV restrictions and the TMS. The results of the study will prove valuable in assessing the merits of the concepts used and in planning projects of this nature. A summary of the history, design elements, operational characteristics, and anticipated evaluation of the final section of I-66 is presented.

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1983

Transportation Research Record

62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

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Freeways; High occupancy vehicles; Parkways; Ramp metering; Television; Traffic flow; Traffic regulations; Transportation system management

Interstate 66

Traffic restrictions

Virginia

Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I71: Traffic Theory

TRIS, TRB

Dec 30 1983 12:00AM

• APPLYING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, D. C.
• CONCURRENT USE OF MAXBAND AND TRANSYT SIGNAL TIMING PROGRAMS FOR ARTERIAL SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE PLANNING MODEL FOR CONTRAFLOW LANE EVALUATION
• DIARY OF A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TEAM: THE HOUSTON EXPERIENCE (ABRIDGMENT)
• EVALUATION OF A BUS PREEMPTION STRATEGY BY USE OF COMPUTER SIMULATION
• FIRST-GENERATION UTCS SIMULATION
• GARDEN STATE PARKWAY HOV LANE (ABRIDGMENT)
• GETTING RESULTS FROM TSM PLANNING: BALTIMORE'S CORRIDOR STUDY APPROACH
• HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO ARTERIAL SIGNAL TIMING
• MAKING PROGRESS WITH TRAFFIC RESTRAINT: THE ROLE OF RESEARCH
• OPAC: A DEMAND-RESPONSIVE STRATEGY FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL
• PEAK-PERIOD ONE-WAY OPERATION OF AN URBAN EXPRESSWAY