Recommended Citation
Pal, R., and K. C. Sinha. An Evaluation of Lane Closure Strategies for Interstate Work Zones. Publication FHWA/IN/JHRP-95/01. Joint Highway Research Project, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1995. doi: 10.5703/1288284313140.DOI
10.5703/1288284313140
Report Number
FHWA/IN/JHRP-95/01
Abstract
A systematic procedure was developed in the present study that can be used to make a decision regarding the appropriate lane closure strategy at a particular interstate work zone. Four criteria were identified which influence such a decision, namely user travel time and vehicle operating cost, traffic control cost, safety, and contractors’ convenience. The influences of these criteria were aggregated using the Analytic Hierarchy Approach. The procedure developed in the present study is systematic in nature, simple to use and sensitive to the policy adopted by a transportation agency. A computer program, LANECLOSE, was developed which can be readily used to select the appropriate lane closure strategy.
Keywords
work zones, lane closure, safety, user cost, HPR-2074
SPR Number
2074
Project Number
C-36-67HH
File Number
9-10-34
Performing Organization
Joint Highway Research Project
Publisher Place
West Lafayette, IN
Date of this Version
1995