Location

STEW310

Session Number

53

Session Title

Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use Triggers

Track Title

Traffic Operations

Event Description/Abstract

Part-time shoulder use strategies that permit all vehicles or buses to drive on freeway shoulders during some hours of the day are now employed in 16 states. This presentation provides an overview of part-time shoulder use and the findings of FHWA research (to be completed in 2019) on speed, volume, and operational triggers for opening and closing the shoulder.

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Mar 5th, 3:00 PM Mar 5th, 3:50 PM

Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder use Triggers

STEW310

Part-time shoulder use strategies that permit all vehicles or buses to drive on freeway shoulders during some hours of the day are now employed in 16 states. This presentation provides an overview of part-time shoulder use and the findings of FHWA research (to be completed in 2019) on speed, volume, and operational triggers for opening and closing the shoulder.