A travel time study conducted on I-77 in the Charlotte metropolitan area shows that it takes 45 minutes to travel from exit 1 to exit 28 (northbound direction) during evening peak hours. Contrarily, it only takes 29 minutes to travel the same distance during evening off-peak hours. Calculate travel rate, delay rate, relative delay rate, and delay ratio for this 28-mile section. Calculate the total vehicle delay and total person delay if the average traffic volume is 3,600 vehicles and average vehicle occupancy is 1.2 during the peak hour. Also, calculate the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and person miles traveled (PMT).

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A travel time study conducted on I-77 in the Charlotte metropolitan area shows that it takes 45
minutes to travel from exit 1 to exit 28 (northbound direction) during evening peak hours.
Contrarily, it only takes 29 minutes to travel the same distance during evening off-peak hours.
Calculate travel rate, delay rate, relative delay rate, and delay ratio for this 28-mile section.
Calculate the total vehicle delay and total person delay if the average traffic volume is 3,600
vehicles and average vehicle occupancy is 1.2 during the peak hour. Also, calculate the vehicle
miles traveled (VMT) and person miles traveled (PMT).
Transcribed Image Text:A travel time study conducted on I-77 in the Charlotte metropolitan area shows that it takes 45 minutes to travel from exit 1 to exit 28 (northbound direction) during evening peak hours. Contrarily, it only takes 29 minutes to travel the same distance during evening off-peak hours. Calculate travel rate, delay rate, relative delay rate, and delay ratio for this 28-mile section. Calculate the total vehicle delay and total person delay if the average traffic volume is 3,600 vehicles and average vehicle occupancy is 1.2 during the peak hour. Also, calculate the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and person miles traveled (PMT).
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