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Title	Baseline evaluation of the Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) I-710 Big-Rig Demonstration Program
Accession No	01019368
Authors	Mauch, Michael; Ahn, Soyoung; Chung, Koohung; Skabardonis, Alexander
Journal Title	Working Paper (University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies)
Corp. Authors / Publisher	University of California, Berkeley
Publication Date	20051000
Description	v.p.; Figures; References; Tables
Media Type	Print
Languages	English
Abstract	Freeway service patrol (FSP) is an incident management measure designed to assist disabled vehicles along congested freeway segments and reduce congestion through quick detection, response, and removal of accidents and other incidents on freeways. A two-year demonstration project has been proposed to extend FSP service to big-rigs and other heavy vehicles along the I-710 freeway. The report describes the work performed and the findings from the preliminary evaluation of the proposed I-710 Big-rig FSP demonstration project. The results show that the proposed FSP big-rig project will be cost-effective. Next steps in the ongoing research include detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the FSP service based on field measurements throughout the two-year demonstration, and development of operational procedures for implementing big-rig FSP service to other freeway routes.
TRT Terms	Freeway service patrols ; Incident management ; Traffic congestion ; Trucks
Geographical Terms	Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Subject Areas	H54 OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL; H51 SAFETY; I73 Traffic Control
Report Number	UCB-ITS-WP-2005-3
Availability	University of California, Berkeley Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/issn/01924141 Available from UC Berkeley Transportation Library through interlibrary loan or document delivery Order Document: http://library.its.berkeley.edu
URLs	Document: http://www.its.berkeley.edu/publications/UCB/2005/WP/UCB-ITS-WP-2005-3.pdf
Document Source	UC Berkeley Transportation Library Source Data: Caltrans 814
TRIS Files	HRIS; CALTRANS
Database	TRIS Online

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