Priority entry ramps have been operational in Dallas and Houston for approximately five years. An evaluation of these installations indicated three of the four sites exhibited positive benefits in terms of delay savings to high-occupancy vehicle patrons authorized to use the priority entry ramp. Significant cost-effectiveness was found to be associated with priority entry bypassing ramp metering signalization. A benefit-cost methodology for assessing priority entry ramp effectiveness was formulated and recommended guidelines for implementation of priority entry ramps given.


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    Title :

    Effectiveness of Priority Entry Ramps in Texas


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    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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