Transportation Capacity Analysis

Two-lane/Multilane Highways
(v/c)I fw

fd FHV : ET ERV EB
Level of Service

V/C to Capacity
Formula Reviewer
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MSFi = Cj x ( )i
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Cj -> Capacity = 2,800 (for Two-lane) (v/c)I -> maximum volume to capacity ratio

= 2,200 (for Multilane)

Sfi = MSFi x N x fw x fHV x fd

N -> lanes in each direction ( = 1 for two-lanes) fw -> lane width and lateral obstruction

fd -> adjustment factor for directional distribution

FHV = [1+PT(ET – 1) + PR(ER – 1)+ PB(EB – 1)]-1

PT -> the proportion of trucks ET -> passenger car equivalents for trucks

PR -> the proportion of RV ER -> passenger car equivalents for RV

PB -> the proportion of buses EB -> passenger car equivalents for buses

15 min. Flowrate Formula (if the given is volume of vehicle/hour and peak hour factor)

𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
15 min. Flowrate =
𝑃𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
(also known as actual flowrate)