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Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features to Reduce Nonrecurrent Congestion

This report focuses on geometric design treatments that can be used to reduce delays due to nonrecurrent congestion. The report provides a method for incorporating the economic savings due to delay reduction and due to reliability improvement, respectively for specific design treatments duri

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Design Guide for Addressing Nonrecurrent Congestion

This document classifies highway design treatments that may be used to reduce nonrecurrent congestion and improve the reliability of urban and rural freeways.

This product is accompanied by a report titled Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Feature

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Guidance on Data Needs, Availability, and Opportunities for Work Zone Performance Measures

This document provides guidance on work zone performance measurement, including data source identification, selection of performance measures, and data collection, assessment, and application (computational methods). In the context of highway work zones, there are three major data needs for perfo

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Guide to Improving Capability for Systems Operations and Management

The Guide examines the way transportation agencies should be organized to successfully execute operations programs that improve travel time reliability. After the Guide was submitted for publication, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) converted the SHR

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Guidelines for Disseminating Road Weather Advisory & Control Information

These guidelines build on previous work dating back to 2008 to develop specific recommendations for communicating road weather information (content, format, and timing) in a way that is consistent with what travelers need, want, and will use when making travel decisions. They are intended to augment
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Guidelines for the Use of Variable Speed Limit Systems in Wet Weather

This report provides guidelines for the design, installation, operation, maintenance, and enforcement of wet weather variable speed limit (VSL) systems. The use of VSL systems during inclement weather or other less than ideal conditions can improve safety by decreasing the risks associated with t

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Impacts of Technology Advancements on Transportation Management Center Operations

Directed by the Traffic Management Center (TMC) Pooled Fund Study, this report provides guidance to TMCs and transportation management agencies on how to better position themselves operationally in anticipation of future technology changes and advancements. Eight top trends of TMC operations are ide
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Improving Traffic Signal Management and Operations: A Basic Service Model

This report provides a guide for achieving a basic service model for traffic signal management and operations. The basic service model is based on simply stated and defensible operational objectives that consider the staffing level, expertise and priorities of the responsible agency. The report in
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Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Improving Traffic Signal Operations: A Primer

Traffic congestion is a major problem in cities of all sizes. This report describes how some relatively simple, low-cost adjustments to a traffic signal system can reduce traffic congestion and lead to big payoffs in time savings, environmental benefits, and safety. The report is organized in th
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Information Sharing Guidebook for Transportation Management Centers, Emergency Operations Centers, and Fusion Centers

This guidebook provides an overview of the mission and functions of transportation management centers (TMCs), emergency operations centers (EOCs), and fusion centers (FCs). Functional areas for each of these centers include:

TMCs – management of traffic control systems and assets, incid
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