Question: A freeway segment currently has four 1 1 - f t wide lanes and a 3 - f t right shoulder in the southbound direction.

A freeway segment currently has four 11-ft wide lanes and a 3-ft right shoulder in the southbound direction. It is operating in LOS B with a traffic density of 15.6pcmiln and a peak-hour factor of 0.85. The freeway is on level terrain with 15% heavy vehicles, and currently has no on- or off-ramps within a distance of three miles upstream and downstream of the mid-point of the analysis section. New interchanges are to be constructed that would result in 6 on- and off-ramps within the distance of three miles upstream and downstream of the mid-point of the analysis section and total traffic volume is projected to double, with the same percentage of heavy vehicles, and the peakhour factor going to 0.95. What would the new LOS and density be after the interchange construction and new traffic conditions?
A freeway segment currently has four 1 1 - f t

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