Interaction between system design and operations of variable speed limit systems in work zones

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2169, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Fudala, Nicholas J ^a   Fontaine, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FIELD EVALUATION; OPERATIONAL EFFECTS; SIMULATION MODEL; SYSTEMS CONFIGURATION; SYSTEMS PARAMETERS; VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT SYSTEMS; VARIABLE SPEED LIMITS; WASHINGTON; WORK ZONES;

SPEED CONTROL;

EID: 78651333525     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2169-01     Document Type: Article

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