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An Analysis of the Effects of Signalized Intersection Density on Travel Speed for Korea's National Highways  

Jeong, Jun-Hwa (한국건설기술연구원)
Mun, Jae-Pil (노스캐롤라이나 주립대학교)
Kim, Yeong-Rok (한국건설기술연구원)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.25, no.3, 2007 , pp. 19-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korea's national highways, which emphasize a high level of mobility, serve primarily intercity travel and are used as a detour for freeways. However. at the present. the highways do not have consistent geometric features or other characteristics: for example. some highways have full access control and others have uncontrolled access. Generally, geometric and traffic conditions affect Pronouncedly travel speeds in the highway sections. This study focused on the effect of signalized intersection relative factors on the speeds: signalized intersection densities, signal phases, and volume levels. The study shows that signalized intersection density was the strongest variable affecting the travel speeds: the speeds held fairly constant over intersection densities below 0.3 intersections/km, decreased sharply through intersection density of 0.7 intersections/km. and appeared constant at the lowest level over intersection densities above 0.7 intersections/km. The results also indicate that the effect of signal and traffic volume levels on the speeds was similar to that of the signalized intersection density.
Keywords
Signalized Intersection Density; National Highway; Travel Speed; Greentime/Cycle (g/C); Traffic Volume Level;
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