Deployment strategies of managed lanes on arterials.

PDFTech ReportBDV32-977-01UF Project 00105769/00105770Managed lanesArterial highwaysStrategic planningHighway traffic controlFlow chartsPlan implementationEvaluationFloridaFlorida. Dept. of TransportationYin, YafengLawphongpanich, SiriphongChen, ZhibinZangui, MahmoodUniversity of Florida. Transportation Research CenterUS Transportation CollectionThis report investigates issues related to planning, financing, deployment, and operation of managedlanes on arterials. In this report, a strategy for managed lanes refers to a combination of the managedlane type, the design and implementation, and the scheme for managing traffic on these lanes. Ourinvestigation indicates that high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, high-occupancy/toll (HOT) lanes,express-toll (ET) lanes, and bus-only lanes are suitable for implementation on arterials in Florida.Details concerning their designs and implementations are discussed along with traffic managementschemes such as intersection treatment, segment management, and automatic enforcement. A flow chartfor determining an appropriate managed lane strategy for implementation is also provided.The report also identifies the necessary steps in performance evaluation before and after animplementation of a managed lane project along with other issues such as agency responsibility and useof toll revenue, when applicable. Useful evaluation tools such as sketch, project, and operationalplanning are also identified in this report. Finally, two procedures are proposed, one for selectingarterials for managed lane implementations and the other for evaluating a deployment plan for managedlanes