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TTI EVALUATES LANE RESTRICTIONS FOR HOUSTON DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Darrell W Borchardt

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Abstract

Employing a Texas law allowing local governments to institute 'no truck' lanes, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) worked with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct a study to evaluate the success of a highway lane restricted to only passenger vehicles. After a 36 week monitoring period, it was found that the crash rate on the selected 8-mile stretch of I-10 East Freeway was reduced by 68 percent as a result of lane restriction. Due to this success and an 85% approval rating of the project in a surveys of drivers, the TxDOT is considering implementing the restrictions on additional freeways in Houston.

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Employing a Texas law allowing local governments to institute 'no truck' lanes, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) worked with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct a study to evaluate the success of a highway lane restricted to only passenger vehicles. After a 36 week monitoring period, it was found that the crash rate on the selected 8-mile stretch of I-10 East Freeway was reduced by 68 percent as a result of lane restriction. Due to this success and an 85% approval rating of the project in a surveys of drivers, the TxDOT is considering implementing the restrictions on additional freeways in Houston.

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Employing a Texas law allowing local governments to institute 'no truck' lanes, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) worked with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct a study to evaluate the success of a highway lane restricted to only passenger vehicles. After a 36 week monitoring period, it was found that the crash rate on the selected 8-mile stretch of I-10 East Freeway was reduced by 68 percent as a result of lane restriction. Due to this success and an 85% approval rating of the project in a surveys of drivers, the TxDOT is considering implementing the restrictions on additional freeways in Houston.

Key concepts: Truck, Transport engineering, Crash, Mile, Engineering, Geography, Automotive engineering, Computer science

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