The report presents the development of a macroscopic simulation model for the analysis of traffic operations over long sections of rural highways. The simulation model, RURAL2, is a deterministic model which calculates traffic performance on rural highways for a given supply (geometrics) and demand (traffic) information. Five types of subsections can be analyzed: freeway, divided and undivided multilane, two-lane, and passing lane sections. The model uses the procedures for capacity and level of service evaluation presented in the new Highway Capacity Manual. A case-study using a 40-mile section of California State Route 20 was conducted. The existing design configuration was evaluated and compared with three other design strategies. Conclusions were drawn regarding the location of highway improvements based on the simulation experiment results. Future areas of research have been identified. An appendix is included describing alternative methodologies to handle subsection dependency. A complete documentation of the simulation model is provided.


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    Title :

    Macroscopic Model for the Analysis of Traffic Operations on Rural Highways: Final Report


    Contributors:
    J. C. Sananez (author) / L. Wingerd (author) / A. D. May (author)

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    392 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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