Evaluation of the First Year of Operation, I-45 Contraflow Lane, Houston

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Evaluation of the First Year of Operation, I-45 Contraflow Lane, Houston

Evaluation of the First Year of Operation, I-45 Contraflow Lane, Houston

W. R. McCasland

This report presents an evaluation of the Contraflow Lane Project on the I-45 North Freeway in Houston. The purpose of this study is to assess the impacts of the contraflow lane on the operational characteristics of all freeway users. The Contraflow Lane Project is described and the usage of the priority lane for the first 12 months of operation is summarized. The impacts on the traffic operational characteristics of the non-users of the Contraflow Lane are analyzed, and the total costs and benefits to the public are determined.

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Title :

Evaluation of the First Year of Operation, I-45 Contraflow Lane, Houston

Contributors:

W. R. McCasland (author)

Publication date :

1981

Size :

200 pages

Type of media :

Report

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Air Transportation , Freeways , Vehicular traffic control , Travel demand , Travel patterns , Highways , Buses(Vehicles) , Operating costs , Evaluation , Texas , Benefit cost analysis , Houston(Texas) , Preferential traffic lanes , Van pools

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