The original 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM85) described widely recognized relationships for traffic delay that could be incorporated into travel forecasts. Applications of the HCM85 procedures demonstrated that such delay relationships were both technically feasible and beneficial. In early 1995, the Transportation Research Board released the 1994 update to the HCM (HCM94), heavily revising the signalized and two-way stop intersection procedures and introducing a detailed all-way stop intersection procedure. These new procedures have the potential to improve the accuracy of forecasts and to make forecasts consistent with other design practices. Implementation of the HCM94 procedures into travel forecasts reveals that fewer adjustments are required to make them work within equilibrium traffic assignments. The two-way stop procedure can be used nearly intact. The signalized intersection procedure, although still requiring some adjustments, allows a greater range of traffic conditions and phasing options. The all-way stop procedure cannot be incorporated into travel forecasts because of its restrictions on allowable volumes and turning movements. Tests of the HCM94 procedures in traffic assignments indicate that they produce noticeably different results (both volumes and link delays) than the original HCM85 procedures. Multiple equilibrium solutions are possible, but the differences between these solutions are small and manageable.


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    Title :

    Intersection Delay in Regionwide Traffic Assignment: Implications of 1994 Update of the Highway Capacity Manual


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    1997-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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