LOS of Basic Freeway Given: > Four-lane freeway (2 in each direction) > Lane width = 11 ft > Right-side lateral clearance 2 ft - Commuter traffic (regular users) > Peak-direction demand volume 2,000 veh/h 5% trucks, 0% RVs > PHF = 0.92 > TRD = 4 ramps/mile > Rolling terrain,

LOS of Basic Freeway Given: > Four-lane freeway (2 in each direction) > Lane width = 11 ft > Right-side lateral clearance 2 ft - Commuter traffic (regular users) > Peak-direction demand volume 2,000 veh/h 5% trucks, 0% RVs > PHF = 0.92 > TRD = 4 ramps/mile > Rolling terrain,

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Chapter9: Capacity And Level Of Service For Highway Segments

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LOS of Basic Freeway
Given:
Four-lane freeway (2 in each direction)
> Lane width = 11 ft
> Right-side lateral clearance 2 ft
> Commuter traffic (regular users)
> Peak-direction demand volume 2,000 veh/h 5% trucks, 0%
RVs
PHF = 0.92
TRD = 4 ramps/mile
Rolling terrain,

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