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Congestion on U.S. highways, especially in urban areas, is a serious problem that is growing steadily worse. In Virginia, approximately 28% of the daily vehicle miles of travel during peak hour traffic in 1989 was congested (volume/service flow ratio > 0.75). Further, the cost of urban area congestion in Virginia is expected to be more than $4 billion in the year 2000. Transportation professionals in Virginia need to implement congestion-reducing measures at every opportunity. Accordingly, this research was conducted to develop a list of congestion-reducing measures and to document the implementation of and experiences with these measures in Virginia. Documentation included a subjective evaluation of each measure's effectiveness, cost, and barriers to implementation. The scope of the research was limited to a literature review and a survey of transportation officials in Virginia.

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Costs; Data collection; Guides to the literature; Implementation; Literature reviews; Measures of effectiveness; Peak hour traffic; Surveys; Traffic congestion; Urban areas

Effectiveness; Implementation barriers; Reduction (Decrease)

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Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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