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    The document provides steps to calculate the number of lanes required for a road segment based on annual traffic volumes. It determines the directional design hour volume is 1446 veh/h based on annual average daily traffic of 10,285 veh/d. It then finds the maximum flow rate for level of service C is 1735 pc/h/ln. Finally, it calculates the passenger car equivalent flow rate for 2 lanes is 883 pc/h/ln, which is less than the maximum. Therefore, the number of lanes required is determined to be 2.

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    Number of Lanes

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    The document provides steps to calculate the number of lanes required for a road segment based on annual traffic volumes. It determines the directional design hour volume is 1446 veh/h based on annual average daily traffic of 10,285 veh/d. It then finds the maximum flow rate for level of service C is 1735 pc/h/ln. Finally, it calculates the passenger car equivalent flow rate for 2 lanes is 883 pc/h/ln, which is less than the maximum. Therefore, the number of lanes required is determined to be 2.

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    The document provides steps to calculate the number of lanes required for a road segment based on annual traffic volumes. It determines the directional design hour volume is 1446 veh/h based on annual average daily traffic of 10,285 veh/d. It then finds the maximum flow rate for level of service C is 1735 pc/h/ln. Finally, it calculates the passenger car equivalent flow rate for 2 lanes is 883 pc/h/ln, which is less than the maximum. Therefore, the number of lanes required is determined to be 2.

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    Number of Lanes

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    The document provides steps to calculate the number of lanes required for a road segment based on annual traffic volumes. It determines the directional design hour volume is 1446 veh/h based on annual average daily traffic of 10,285 veh/d. It then finds the maximum flow rate for level of service C is 1735 pc/h/ln. Finally, it calculates the passenger car equivalent flow rate for 2 lanes is 883 pc/h/ln, which is less than the maximum. Therefore, the number of lanes required is determined to be 2.

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    Solution:

    Based on the highest annual hourly volume:


    Step 1:

    DDHV  K  D  AADT …… (1)


    Here, the directional design hour volume is DDHV, the factor used to convert annual average
    daily traffic to a specified annual hourly volume is K, the directional distribution factor to
    reflect the proportion of peak hour traffic volume travelling in the peak direction is D and the
    annual average daily traffic is AADT.

    Based on the highest annual hourly volume, K1  0.148 .


    Weekly commuter traffic  3000 veh/h

    3000 veh/h

    7
    Daily commuter traffic  428.57 veh/h
    Therefore,
     24 h 
    AADT  428.57 veh/h  
     1 day 
     10285.71 veh/d

    Substitute 0.148 for K, 0.95 for D and 10285.71 veh/d for AADT in the equation 1.
    DDHV  0.148  0.95 10285.71 veh/d
    =1446.17 veh/h

    Step 2:

    Refer Table, “LOS criteria for basic freeway segments” from any traffic engineering book.
    According to BFFS= 70 mi/h and LOS C,
    The maximum flow rate is 1735 pc/h/ln.

    Step 3:
    Compute the heavy vehicle adjustment factor is f HV :
    1
    f HV 
    1  PT  ET  1  PR  ER  1
    …… (2)
    Here,
    The proportion of trucks and buses in the traffic stream is PT ,
    The proportion of recreational vehicles in the traffic stream is PR ,
    The passenger car equivalent for trucks and buses is ET ,
    The passenger car equivalent for recreational vehicle is ER .

    Refer Table, “Passenger Car equivalent ET for trucks and buses on specific upgrades”.
    According to given 0.35 mi long and 4.5% grade 10% of truck and buses, the ET is 2 .
    Refer Table, “Passenger Car equivalent ER for recreational vehicles on specific upgrades”.

    According to given 0.35 mi long and 4.5% grade 2% of truck and buses, the ER is 4 .

    Substitute 0.1 for PT , 0.02 for PR , 2 for ET and 4 for ER in the equation 2.
    1
    f HV 
    1  0.1 2  1  0.02  4  1
     0.862

    Step 4;
    Compute the number of lanes as follows:

    V
    vp 
    PHF  N  f HV  f p
    …… (3)
    vp
    Here, the 15 min passenger car equivalent flow rate is ,
    The hourlu volume is V,
    The peak hour factor is PHF,
    The number of lanes is N,
    The heavy vehicle adjustment factor is f HV ,
    fp
    The driver population factor is

    Assume number of lanes are 2 (one lane in each direction).


    f
    Substitute 1446.17 veh/h for V, 0.95 for PHF, 2 for N, 0.862 for f HV and 1 for p in the
    equation 3.

    1446.17 veh/h
    vp 
    0.95  2  0.862 1
     883 pc/h/ln

    v
    The calculated p using two lanes is less than the maximum flow rate is 1735 pc/h/ln.
    Therefore, the number of lanes required is 2.

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