Alternative methods to increase the effectiveness of freeway contraflow evacuation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1865, 2004, Pages 48-56

  Theodoulou, Gregoris ^a   Wolshon, Brian ^b  

^a Design Engineering Inc   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; HURRICANE EFFECTS; HURRICANES;

CONTRAFLOW EVACUATION; EVACUATION PLANNING; TRAFFIC DATA ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 9144243817     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1865-08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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