Modeling and performance assessment of contraflow evacuation termination points

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1922, 2005, Pages 118-128

  Lim, Erick ^a   Wolshon, Brian ^b  

^a Design Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

CATASTROPHIC STORMS; CONTRAFLOW SEGMENTS; EVACUATION TERMINATION; REVERSE-FLOWING LANE;

BUS TERMINALS;

EID: 33644931625     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1922-16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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