Increase in heavy truck traffic on Virginia's highways in recent years have raised concerns about both safety and a capacity, particularly on the interstate system. Transportation agencies have developed a number of strategies for dealing with the impacts on safety and capacity of a truck population that has been increasing in volume and in the percentage of large tractor-trailers. One strategy that has been suggested is separate lanes for trucks and passenger vehicles. This study evaluated a computer program, Exclusive Vehicles Facilities (EVFS), developed by the Federal Highway Administration for determining the economic feasibility of separating trucks and other vehicles on freeway segments. A 50.7-km (331.5-mi) segment of I-81 in Virginia was selected to demonstrate the application of the program.
Exclusive Lanes for Trucks and Passengers Vehicles on Interstate Highways in Virginia: An Economic Evaluation
1997
110 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Road Transportation , Traffic lanes , Truck lanes , Transportation planning , Reserved lanes , Highway planning , Highway safety , Virginia , Highway economic factors , EVFS(Exclusive Vehicles Facilities) , Exclusive vehicle facilities , Computer program
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