Traffic Management Strategies for Merge Area in Rural Interstate Work Zones, CTRE 97-12, 1999

(1999) Traffic Management Strategies for Merge Area in Rural Interstate Work Zones, CTRE 97-12, 1999. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

The Iowa Department of Transportation, like many other state transportation agencies, is experiencing growing congestion and traffic delays in work zones on rural interstate highways. The congestion results in unproductive and wasteful delays for both motorists and commercial vehicles. It also results in hazardous conditions where vehicle stopped in queues on rural interstate highways are being approached by vehicles upstream at very high speeds. The delays also result in driver frustration, making some drivers willing to take unsafe risks in an effort to bypass delays. To reduce the safety hazards and unproductive delays of congested rural interstate work zones, the Iowa Department of Transportation would like to improve its traffic management strategies at these locations. Applying better management practices requires knowledge of the traffic flow properties and driver behavior in and around work zones, and knowledge of possible management strategies. The project reported here and in a companion report documents research which seeks to better understand traffic flow behavior at rural interstate highway work zones and to estimate the traffic carrying capacity of work zone lane closures. In addition, this document also reports on technology available to better manage traffic in and around work zones.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Highway traffic control, Rural highways, Work zones, Work zone traffic control, Traffic flow, Traffic data
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Traffic Management
Transportation > Roads and highways
Transportation > Traffic safety > Work zones
Transportation > Research
ID Code: 21990
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 29 Apr 2016 17:07
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2016 17:07
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/21990