Objective Category
Freeway Management: Efficiency

These objectives seek to address the overall efficiency of the freeway system, and address issues such as delay experience on freeways and the extent, duration, and intensity of congestion.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Reduce the number of person hours (or vehicle hours) of delay experienced by travelers on the freeway system. Hours of delay (vehicle-hours or person-hours).
Reduce the number of person hours (or vehicle hours) of delay experienced by travelers on the freeway system. Hours of delay per capita or driver.
Reduce the share of freeway miles at Level of Service (LOS) X by Y by year Z. Miles at LOS X or V/C > 1.0 (or other threshold).

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
A. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; Improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development
D. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight; Achieve a significant reduction in congestion
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
ST03: Eco-Traffic Metering
TI01: Broadcast Traveler Information
TI02: Personalized Traveler Information
TI03: En-Route Guidance
TI07: In-Vehicle Signage
TM05: Traffic Metering
TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination
TM16: Reversible Lane Management
TM20: Variable Speed Limits
TM21: Speed Harmonization
TM22: Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use
VS05: Curve Speed Warning
VS08: Queue Warning
VS09: Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure
VS10: Restricted Lane Warnings
VS11: Oversize Vehicle Warning

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.