The report documents the development, construction, and subsequent first year's operation of the North Freeway (I-45N) Transitway in Houston, Texas. The facility and its immediate predecessor, the North Freeway Contraflow Project, are described. A detailed discussion of the problems and unique solutions encountered during the construction and contraflow-to-transitway transition process are also described. Impacts to mainlane traffic, both in the peak and in the off-peak direction, are assessed through an analysis of travel times and speeds, vehicle and passenger flow rates, and freeway accident rates. Transitway operation is assessed through an analysis of HOV demand volumes and peaking characteristics, park-and-ride volumes, travel time savings, occupancy rates, violation rates, disabled vehicle incident rates, and a variety of other performance measures. Comparisons of corridor operations during the contraflow operating period, during the construction period, and during the transitway operating period are discussed and evaluated.
North Freeway Transitway: Evaluation of the First Year of Barrier-Separated Operation
1987
108 pages
Report
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English
NTIS | 1984
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