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Highway LOS
Highway LOS
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CEE 320
Winter 2006
CEE 320
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FFS BFFS f LW f LC f M f A
FFS = free-flow speed (mph)
BFFS = base free-flow speed, 60 mph is typically used
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V
vp
PHF N f HV f p
vp = 15-minute passenger-car equivalent flow rate (pcphpl)
V = hourly volume (veh/hr)
PHF = peak hour factor
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Two-step process
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Determine fHV
f HV
1 PT ET 1 PR ER 1
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Use vp and FFS curve to find average passenger car speed (S)
S FFS
FFS 13
10
28FFS 880
For 50 < FFS 55 mph AND vp > 1400
219
34
S FFS
FFS
41
205
1.31
v p 1400
171
FFS 1181
5
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56 v p 1400
S FFS FFS
5
9
36
FFS
1120
S FFS
1.31
Determine LOS
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Determine Density
Calculate density using:
vp
S
D = density (pc/mi/ln)
vp = flow rate (pc/hr/ln)
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Definitions
Annual average daily traffic (AADT)
Annual traffic averaged on a daily basis
K-factor
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DHV
K
AADT
Definitions
Directional distribution factor (D)
Factor reflecting the proportion of peak-hour traffic
traveling in the peak direction
Often there is much more traffic in one direction than
the other
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DDHV K D AADT
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Typical Graph
Highest 100 Hourly Volumes Over a One-Year
Period for a Typical Roadway
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.10
0
20
40
60
80
Number of hours (annually) with
specified or greater volumes
100
WSDOT Graphs
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Primary References