Summary: | FHWA-NHI-380118
This course provides and overview of the inter-relationship of geometric design and traffic control device applications. The primary focus of the course concerns interchange areas where lane elimination, lane configurations, and traffic control devices on freeways and expressways may present challenges for both designers and motorists. This course addresses lane balance effects, degree of control (markings) practices, arrows (signs and markings) usage, advance vehicle positioning, short auxiliary lanes and geometric design influences on signing and marking. Discussion and guidance for meeting driver expectations and the human factors associated with roadway geometry and the application, selection, and placement of traffic control devices. Participants engage in group exercises to stengthen and apply the prinicples covered in the workshop.
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Learning Outcomes: | Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
1. Identify Human Factors concepts
2. Compare and evaluate lane configuration designs and methods of lane
elimination
3.Explain the role of TCD's (Signs and pavement markings)
4. Identify the basic signing and marking concepts, types and purposes
from the MUTCD
5. Describe the flexibility and interdependence of geometric and traffic
control design
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Target Audience: | Engineers, engineering practitioners, technologists, and engineering assistants involved in freeway and expressway design, construction, and operations including Sections such as Roadway Design, Traffic Engineering, District personnel with responsible charge of plan review of TCD's (striping, signing, other markings), plan preparation, development/revision of standards for the same and Consultant Management staff, as well as consultants performing work on such projects and/or related duties.
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Final Exam: | Yes |
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