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LOS Calculation. The Freeway. LEBANESE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – BRANCH II DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FALL 2013. Existing Four-Lane freeway, rural area, very restricted geometry, rolling Terrain, 72 mi/hr speed limit. The freeway characterized by: 10.5-ft lane width
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LOS Calculation The Freeway LEBANESE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – BRANCH II DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FALL 2013
Existing Four-Lane freeway, rural area, very restricted geometry, rolling Terrain, 72 mi/hr speed limit. The freeway characterized by: • 10.5-ft lane width • 3-ft lateral clearance • Commuter traffic • 2200 veh/hr peak hour directional volume • 8 % trucks • PHF 0.87 • One interchange per mile • Rolling Terrain • Calculate Manually and using HSC the freeway LOS by assuming the following: • BFFS of 75 mi/hr • Rural area so no effect of Lanes Number • 0 % buses and RVs • Good Luck • ZaherMassaad • Senior Transport Planner