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File #: 17-161    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Report Status: Filed
File created: 6/5/2017 In control: DCHC MPO Board
On agenda: 6/14/2017 Final action: 6/14/2017
Title: Managed Motorways Presentation (30 Minutes) Will Letchworth, WSP

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Managed Motorways Presentation (30 Minutes)

Will Letchworth, WSP

 

Narrative

At the request of Division 5, Will Letchworth from WSP will make a presentation on Managed Motorways. Managed Motorways is a concept that Secretary Trogdon is encouraging divisions and planning organizations to consider as they look to relieve congestionon urban highways.

 

The Managed Motorways concept is a collection of strategies and technologies that work in concert to manage freeways and provide enhanced safety, improved reliability, decreased congestion, and traveler information.  Managing a freeway can restore one or more lanes of capacity at a fraction of the cost of adding an additional lanes.  WSP has performed a high level screening of corridors throughout North Carolina and has identified I-40 from Wade Avenue to NC 54 as a potential corridor that could benefit from the Managed Motorways concept.

 

Recommendation

Board Action: This item is for informational purposes only, no action is necessary at this time.