Overview
This four hour course focuses on the engineering requirements for a Traffic Impact Study as revised in the 2009 MUTCD. These requirements include: predesign activities; various types of traffic volume studies; traffic signal warrant analyses; condition diagrams; and traffic capacity analyses. This course will enable an engineer to follow the proper procedures in conducting various types of traffic studies as well as the need to present them to governmental agencies having jurisdiction for review and approval. The course includes a detailed example of a Traffic Impact Study that demonstrates the relationship between the configuration of an intersection and how vehicles and pedestrians interact. This course will be especially helpful to Highway Engineers and Traffic Engineers, and others involved in site development and planning.
Participants taking this course will learn the importance of collecting sufficient data to properly complete a Traffic Impact Study.
At the conclusion of this course the student will:
- Be able to conduct the required predesign activities.
- Be able to conduct the required traffic volume studies for various types of analyses.
- Understand the requirements for complying with the 2009 MUTCD Traffic Signal Warrants.
- Have greater knowledge as to what is needed to prove that a traffic signal is warranted.
- Be able to conduct Capacity Analyses to determine the Level Of Service during different scenarios.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-one (21) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Predesign activities
- Traffic studies [Automatic Traffic Counts; Turning Movement Counts; Pedestrian Counts; and Accident Evaluation]
- 2009 Traffic Signal Warrants
- Condition Diagrams [Number of Existing Lanes; Width of Lanes; Existing Street Furniture; Approach Slope; etc.]
- Capacity Analyses [Existing Conditions; Traffic Growth to the Design Year; Traffic Projection to Design Year - No Build Scenario; Site Generated Traffic; Traffic Projection to Design Year -Build Scenario.]
Course
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Traffic Impact Studies - Revised 2010
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