Question: Traffic Stream Parameters: Question 4 ) A major road has 4 lanes in each direction. The northbound capacity is equal to 2 6 1 5

Traffic Stream Parameters:
Question 4)A major road has 4 lanes in each direction. The northbound capacity
is equal to 2615(veh/hr/lane) and the free-flow speed
is 60 mph.
A) What is the:
-Maximum flow rate(qmax)?
-Maximum density(kmax)?
-Jam density(kj)?
B) If a one-hour vehicle count in the northbound direction for the outside
lane gives 6000 vehicles in an uncongested condition, what is the estimated
mean speed of these 6000 vehicles?
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