Assignment title: Information
1Q You are required to analyze a pair of ramps with configuration consisting of one-lane On-Ramp followed by a one-lane Off-Ramp with HCM2010 procedure. The Traffic and Geometrical inputs for the segments is as follows:
Number of lane in one direction 3
Upstream first Ramp Freeway Demand Volume (veh/h) 5500
First Ramp Demand Volume (Veh/h) 400
Second Ramp Demand Volume (Veh/h) 600
Composition of Truck on the Freeway (%) 10
Composition of RVs on the Freeway (%) 0
Composition of Truck on the First Ramp (%) 5
Composition of RVs on the First Ramp (%) 0
Composition of Truck on the Second Ramp (%) 10
Composition of RVs on the second Ramp (%) 0
First Ramp acceleration Lane (ft) LA 260
Second Ramp deceleration Lane (ft) LD 260
Distance between Ramps L (ft) 1300
FFS, freeway (mi/h) 65
First Ramp FFS (mi/h) 30
Second Ramp FFS (mi/h) 25
Terrain Rolling
Peak Hour Factor 0.9
Driver type Regular
1. Conduct the required capacities checks
2. Determine the density and Level of service within the ramp influence areas
3. Estimate the average speed in both ramp influence areas and the outer lanes adjacent to it.
4. Estimate weighted average speed of all vehicles
2Q A class II two-lane highway runs through a rural community with the following characteristics
Demand Volume (total in both directions) veh/h 1050
Directional split (during analysis period) (%) 80/20
Peak Hour factor (PHF) 0.85
No-passing zones in the analysis segment (both directions) (%) 40
Type of Terrain Rolling
Percentage of Truck in Traffic stream (%) 5
Percentage of RVs in Traffic stream (%) 7
Lane width (ft) 10
Shoulder width (ft) 2
Access point density per miles 10
Base Free Flow Speed (BFFS) mi/h 55
Find the expected LOS in each direction on the two-lane highway segment using HCM2010 procedure
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3Q A weaving segment on an urban freeway shown in the figure below has the following characteristics
Freeway-to-Freeway demand flow rate (pc/h) VFF 4400
Ramp-to-Freeway demand flow rate (pc/h) VRF 660
Freeway-to-Ramp demand flow rate (pc/h) VFR 330
Ramp-to-Ramp demand flow rate (pc/h) VRR 110
Length of weaving segment (ft) LS 1100
Peak Hour Factor (PHF) 1
Percentage of Trucks (%) 9
Percentage of RVs (%) 0
Free Flow Speed for freeway (FFS) 75
Intersection Density (ID) int/mi 1
Terrain Rolling
Diver population Regular Commuters
1. Determine the weaving Capacity in accordance to HCM2010
2. Determine the average speeds of weaving and nonwaving vehicles
3. Determine the Level of service of the weaving segment
4Q For a freeway segment with the following characteristics
Lane Width (ft) 12
Right-side lateral clearance (ft) 6
Commuter traffic regular users
Peak hour, peak direction demand volume (veh/h) 3200
Traffic Composition
Percentage of Truck (%) 12
Percentage of RVs (%) 4
PHF 0.85
Terrain Rolling
Ramp Density 6
Target LOS D
1. Determine the minimum number of lanes for each direction
2. Estimate the expected operating speed and density
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