Observed distribution patterns of on-ramp merge lengths on urban freeways

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2023, 2007, Pages 120-129

  Yi, Hanwen ^a   Mulinazzi, Thomas E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN PLANNING;

CHALLENGED MERGE (CM); PLATOON MERGE (PM);

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

EID: 42149115175     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2023-13     Document Type: Article

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