An urban freeway in an area with rolling terrain has 8 lanes (4 in one direction). It has 12-ft lanes and 4 ft shoulder clearance. The peak hour volume in peak direction is 6000 vph, with 8% trucks, and a peak hour factor of 0.90. On average there is one diamond interchange every 2 miles. Determine the following for the peak direction under study: (a). Passenger-car equivalent flow rate (pcphpl); (b). Estimated free-flow speed for prevailing conditions;
An urban freeway in an area with rolling terrain has 8 lanes (4 in one direction). It has 12-ft lanes and 4 ft shoulder clearance. The peak hour volume in peak direction is 6000 vph, with 8% trucks, and a peak hour factor of 0.90. On average there is one diamond interchange every 2 miles. Determine the following for the peak direction under study: (a). Passenger-car equivalent flow rate (pcphpl); (b). Estimated free-flow speed for prevailing conditions;
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An urban freeway in an area with rolling terrain has 8 lanes (4 in one direction). It has 12-ft lanes
and 4 ft shoulder clearance. The peak hour volume in peak direction is 6000 vph, with 8% trucks,
and a peak hour factor of 0.90. On average there is one diamond interchange every 2 miles.
Determine the following for the peak direction under study:
(a). Passenger-car equivalent flow rate (pcphpl);
(b). Estimated free-flow speed for prevailing conditions;
(c). Average passenger car speed;
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An urban freeway in an area with rolling terrain has 8 lanes (4 in one direction). It has 12-ft lanes
and 4 ft shoulder clearance. The peak hour volume in peak direction is 6000 vph, with 8% trucks,
and a peak hour factor of 0.90. On average there is one diamond interchange every 2 miles.
Determine the following for the peak direction under study:
(a). Passenger-car equivalent flow rate (pcphpl);
(b). Estimated free-flow speed for prevailing conditions;
(c). Average passenger car speed;
(d). LOS.
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