A four-lane rural freeway segment has a 510 m grade length of 2% upgrade followed by a 630m grade length of 3%. The freeway has 3.4-m lane, 1.5m left-shoulder lateral clearances and interchanges spaced at every 25 km. During the peak hour, there are 6% trucks, 2% buses, 2% recreational vehicles and the rest are passenger cars. Driver population adjustment is determined to be 0.90, peak hour factor is 0.90 and the BFFS is 110 km/h. At present, the freeway operates at capacity during the peak hour in the direction in question. If an additional 3.4 m lane is introduced, and all other factors stay the same, what will be the new level of service?
A four-lane rural freeway segment has a 510 m grade length of 2% upgrade followed by a 630m grade length of 3%. The freeway has 3.4-m lane, 1.5m left-shoulder lateral clearances and interchanges spaced at every 25 km. During the peak hour, there are 6% trucks, 2% buses, 2% recreational vehicles and the rest are passenger cars. Driver population adjustment is determined to be 0.90, peak hour factor is 0.90 and the BFFS is 110 km/h. At present, the freeway operates at capacity during the peak hour in the direction in question. If an additional 3.4 m lane is introduced, and all other factors stay the same, what will be the new level of service?
Traffic and Highway Engineering
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A four-lane rural freeway segment has a 510 m
grade length of 2% upgrade followed by a 630 m
grade length of 3%. The freeway has 3.4-m lane,
1.5m left-shoulder lateral clearances and
interchanges spaced at every 25 km. During the
peak hour, there are 6% trucks, 2% buses, 2%
recreational vehicles and the rest are passenger
cars. Driver population adjustment is determined to
be 0.90, peak hour factor is 0.90 and the BFFS is
110 km/h. At present, the freeway operates at
capacity during the peak hour in the direction in
question. If an additional 3.4 m lane is introduced,
and all other factors stay the same, what will be
the new level of service?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8950d4a2-521f-479b-9388-0f5569c47d46%2F87e8e60a-7bfa-4f72-b680-3f69b36c876c%2Fxvt2hus_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A four-lane rural freeway segment has a 510 m
grade length of 2% upgrade followed by a 630 m
grade length of 3%. The freeway has 3.4-m lane,
1.5m left-shoulder lateral clearances and
interchanges spaced at every 25 km. During the
peak hour, there are 6% trucks, 2% buses, 2%
recreational vehicles and the rest are passenger
cars. Driver population adjustment is determined to
be 0.90, peak hour factor is 0.90 and the BFFS is
110 km/h. At present, the freeway operates at
capacity during the peak hour in the direction in
question. If an additional 3.4 m lane is introduced,
and all other factors stay the same, what will be
the new level of service?
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