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Title: RESEARCH PAYS OFF. THE HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION
Accession Number: 00471903
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Major research efforts in highway capacity analysis initiated in the early 1970s by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) resulted in the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual, a collection of procedures and methodologies for calculating highway capacity and level of service. It provides methods for analyzing in advance the quantity of service a highway can provide as well as the quality of that service. The manual will change the way analysts consider service quality and will provide greater flexibility in adapting procedures to actual conditions. The manual is designed for use in planning, design, and operational analyses, and is particularly relevant to the current concerns of maximizing the utility of existing streets and highways. This Manual will be updated on a chapter-by-chapter basis as is practicable. Microcomputer software to complement the new analysis methods has been developed by the FHWA. Quantifying the benefits of such a manual is practically impossible. However, conservative estimates indicate that an impressive benefit cost ratio exists for the research that led to the new manual.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: p. 26-27
Publication Date: 1987-3
Serial: TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; I71: Traffic Theory
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM
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