Question: 6 . 1 7 A new four - lane divided multilane highway ( two lanes in each direction ) is being planned with 3 .

6.17 A new four-lane divided multilane highway (two lanes in each direction) is being planned with 3.6-m lanes, 1.8-m shoulders on both sides, and an 80-kmh speed limit. One 3% downgrade is 7.2km long, and there will be 2.5 access points per kilometer. The peak-hour directional volume along this grade is estimated to consist of 1800 passenger cars, 140 large trucks, 40 buses, and 10 recreational vehicles. If the peak-hour factor is estimated to be 0.85 and the driver population adjustment factor is expected to be 1.0, what level of service will this segment of highway operate under?
6 . 1 7 A new four - lane divided multilane

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