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- A freeway is to be designed to provide LOS C for the following conditions: design hourly volume of 5600 veh/h; PHF: 0.92; trucks: 6%; free flow speed: 70 mi/h; no lateral obstructions;rolling terrain; total ramp density of 0.75 ramps per mile.Determine: whether eight (four in each direction) 12 ft lanesare enough to provide LOS C.An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics. Traffic data: Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): Trucks: PHF = 0.93 Geometric data: LOS A OLOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F Lane width: Shoulder width: Total ramp density: Terrain: rolling 11 ft 6 ft 1.8 ramps per mile Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) 7,090 veh/h 10% of peak hour volume Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/In), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/In) for the given conditions. demand flow rate 2191 pc/h/In mean speed density 50 X mi/h 43.82 X pc/mi/InA multi-lane Minor Arterial is being designed through a level urban area. The current daily volume = 8000 vpd in both directions with 10% Trucks, peak hourly factor 90%and a 60% directional distribution factor. How many lanes are required?
- An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics. Traffic data: Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): 7,110 veh/h Trucks: 10% of peak hour volume PHF = 0.93 Geometric data: Lane width: 11 ft Shoulder width: 6 ft Total ramp density: 1.8 ramps per mile Terrain: rolling Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) LOS A LOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/ln), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/ln) for the given conditions. demand flow rate pc/h/lnmean speed mi/h density pc/mi/lnA new section of a freeway is to be designed with a free-flow-speed of 65 mph along of 0.75 mile on 5% upgrade. The expected traffic volume is 4200 v/hr. The traffic composition is 15% trucks, 5% recreational vehicles, and 10% buses. The peak hourly factor is 0.9, the unfamiliar driver factor is 0.95. If the design requirement is to target a level of service (B), how many lanes must be provided to satisfy the design requirement?An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics. Traffic data: Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): Trucks: PHF = 0.93 Geometric data: LOS A LOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F Lane width: Shoulder width: Total ramp density: Terrain: rolling 11 ft 6 ft 1.8 ramps per mile Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) mean speed density 7,010 veh/h 10% of peak hour volume Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/In), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/In) for the given conditions. demand flow rate 2199 pc/h/In 54 X mi/h 41 X pc/mi/In
- Example / A multilane minor arterial highway is being designed through a rolling rural area. The current daily volume is 7100 vpd with 20% truck. 90% peak hour factor and 60% directional distribution factor . how many lanes are required for this highway if this highway located in an urban area with level terrain.An existing urban freeway with 4 lanes in each direction has the following characteristics. Traffic data: Peak hour volume (in the peak direction): Trucks: PHF = 0.93 Geometric data: Lane width: Shoulder width: Total ramp density: Terrain: rolling 11 ft 6 ft 1.8 ramps per mile Determine the LOS in the peak hour. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) LOS A LOS B LOS C LOS D LOS E LOS F mean speed density 7,010 veh/h 10% of peak hour volume Show the demand flow rate (in pc/h/In), mean speed (in mi/h), and density (in pc/mi/ln) for the given conditions. demand flow rate pc/h/In mi/h pc/mi/InA six-lane freeway (three lanes in each direction in mountainous terrain has 10-ft lanes and obstructions 1ft from the right edge. There are five ramps within three miles upstream of the segment midpoint and four ramps within three miles downstream of the segment midpoint. The traffic stream consists of mostly commuter with a peak hour factor of 0.84, peak-hour volume of 2500 vehicles, and 4% recreational vehicles. What is the level of service?
- A freeway with flow rate ( VP ) = 1600 Pc/hr./In. and free flow speed = 55 %3D mile/hr. the recommended level of service ( LOS ) when you drop on Figure is: * O LOS A LOS D O LOS B LOS C LOS FAn urban freeway is to be designed using the following information. AADT = 52,500 veh/day K (proportion of AADT occurring during the peak hour): D (proportion of peak hour traffic traveling in the peak direction): Trucks: PHF = 0.94 Lane width: Shoulder width: Total ramp density: Terrain: 3 Determine the number of lanes in the peak direction required to provide LOS C. (Assume commuter traffic and assume no RVs.) lanes. 0.12 0.65 8% of peak hour volume demand flow rate 12 ft 10 ft 0.5 interchange/mile; all interchanges are to be cloverleaf interchanges rolling HV' Show all calculations required. (Calculate your answers for the peak direction only. Enter fy, the peak hour volume in veh/h, the free flow speed in mi/h, the demand flow rate in pc/h/In, the mean speed in mi/h, and the density in pc/mi/ln.) fHV peak hour volume 0.893 free flow speed mean speed density 6300 X Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. veh/h 1500 X Your…A four-lane basic freeway segment on level terrain is being redesigned. The current roadway has 12 ft lanes with 4 ft shoulders. The proposed alignment would expand to six 11-ft lanes with 2 ft shoulders. The road carries 3000 vehicles in the peak hour in one direction, with 925 coming in the peak 15 minutes. The truck mix is 70/30 and makes up 10% of traffic. What is the density and LOS (level of service) before and after the proposed change?