1. A six-lane freeway (three lanes in each direction) in a scenic area has a measured FFS of 55 mi/h. There are 7% SUTs and 7% TTs in the traffic stream. One upgrade is 5% and 0.5 mi long. An analyst has determined that the freeway is operating at capacity on this upgrade during the peak hour. If the peak-hour traffic volume is 3900 vehicles, what value for the peak-hour factor was used?
2. A freeway is being designed for a location in rolling terrain. The expected FFS is 55 mi/h. During the peak hour, it is expected that there will be a
directional peak-hour volume of 2700 vehicles and 18% heavy vehicles. The PHF is expected to be 0.88. If a LOS no worse than D is desired, determine the necessary number of lanes.
3. A segment of four-lane freeway (two lanes in each direction) has a 3% upgrade that is 1500 ft long followed by a 1000-ft 4% upgrade. It has 12-ft lanes and 3-ft shoulders. The directional hourly traffic flow is 2,000 vehicles with 3% SUTs and 3% TTs. The total ramp density for this freeway segment is 2.33 ramps per mile. If the peak-hour factor is 0.90, what is the LOS of this compound-grade freeway segment?