Advanced Highway Capacity Analysis for Engineers and Planners
This is the second of two courses in the TRANSPEED highway capacity series that combine to provide comprehensive insights into all aspects of capacity and level-of-service analyses for highway, transit, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities.
The first course in this series is Basic Highway Capacity Analysis for Engineers and Planners.
Course Faculty:Wayne Kittleson and Robert Layton
This three-day course is based upon the Revised 2000 Highway Capacity Manual and covers advanced applications of traffic flow and capacity analysis, including discussion and applications of delay, queuing and shock wave analysis. You will use Highway capacity analysis software (HCS) to solve workshop problems. You will also discuss applications that cover freeways, arterials, roads and intersections and unsignalized intersections. Construction/maintenance work zone capacity is covered, a critical safety design consideration in handling traffic through work zones.
Course Topics
- Delay, queuing and shock wave analysis
- Introduction to computer applications
- Freeway climbing lanes
- Passing lanes on two-lane two-way highways
- Operational method for signalized intersections
- Four-way stopped controlled intersections
- Weaving sections analysis
- Construction/maintenance work zone capacity, queuing and delays
To learn how to bring this course to your organization, please contact us at 206-685-8936.
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for both new and experienced transportation planners, designers, and traffic engineering personnel who seek training or updating in capacity analysis. Federal, state, local agency and private sector participants will benefit. The advanced course reviews the fundamentals of traffic stream characteristics.
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours
Course participants will earn 2.1 CEUs/21 PDHs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.