Traffic Control | |
Description: Strategies to monitor and control traffic with signs, equipment and devices. Among the approaches used to assist truck drivers are signs that provide information about speed limit, access restrictions, loading zones and other regulations. Another type of initiative focuses on the coordination of traffic signals. | |
Targeted mode: All traffic | Geographic scope: Corridor |
Type of initiative: Traffic management: traffic control | Primary objective: Reduce congestion |
Expected costs and level of effort to implement: Traffic control strategies should consider road users, network characteristics, and traffic patterns. The planning should involve stakeholder engagement to assess the impacts to all relevant economic agents. This initiative requires investments in variable message signs (VMS), and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of real-life traffic information. | |
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![]() Source: Oregon Department of Transportation 2013 |
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Related alternatives: 1. Restricted Multi-Use Lanes; 2. Exclusive Truck Lanes (Dedicated Truck Lanes); 3. Dynamic Routing | |
References: Ogden 1992; BESTUFS 2007; SUGAR 2011 |
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