Overview
This Primer is the signature product of the Localized Bottleneck Reduction (LBR) Program, which is administered out of the Office of Operations, Office of Transportation Management, at FHWA HQ in Washington, D.C. This is the updated 3rd version of this document. The LBR program is focused on relieving recurring congestion chokepoints (as opposed to nonrecurring congestion causes) and the operational influences that cause them. Widening, lengthening, retiming, metering, or bypassing these problem areas to unclog them can often be done with lower cost, less intensive “footprint” means than traditionally waiting for a complete facility rebuild or an out-year project.
Source Organization Location
Washington
DC
Operations Area of Practice
Pricing / Toll Roads
Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
Active Traffic Management (ATM)
Travel Demand Management
Roadway Geometric Design
Freeway Management
Communicating Reliability Information
Work Zone Management
Road Weather Management
Traffic Incident Management
Emergency Transportation Operations
Freight Management
Freight Technology and Operations
Organizational Capability Element
Freeway Operations
Freight Management Operations
Traffic Incident Management
Work Zone Management
Emergency Transportation Operations
Road Weather Management
Roadway Geometric Design
Arterial Traffic Control Device Operations
Active Traffic Management/Travel Demand Management/Pricing
Outreach & Marketing
Content Type
Informational Product
Role in Organization
Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Engineer
Senior Manager
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Publishing Organization
FHWA