<p>Traffic Congestion interferes with the operations of bus service and imposes additional costs to the transit agency that provides the service. As traffic volumes or congestion increase, traffic speeds decrease, as established in traffic engineering formulas and curves that show speed as a function of the traffic volume to capacity ratio. This results in additional time being required to travel a fixed distance. Congestion also decreases bus speeds and increases the travel time for buses.

<p>Traffic congestion in Northern New Jersey imposes a substantial operational and monetary penalty on bus service. The purpose of this project was to quantify the additional time and operational costs due to traffic congestion. A regression model was developed that estimates the travel time rate (in minutes per mile) of a bus as a function of the car travel time rate, the number of passengers boarding per mile, and the number of bus tops per mile.

<p>Traffic congestion in Northern New Jersey imposes substantial operational and monetary penalty on bus service. The purpose of this project was to quantify the additional time and costs due to traffic congestion. A regression model was developed that estimates the travel time rate (in minutes per mile) of a bus as a function of car traffic time rate, number of passengers boarding per mile, and the number of bus tops per mile.

<p>Traffic congestion in Northern New Jersey imposes a substantial time operational penalty on bus service. The purpose of a project was to quantify the additional travel time that buses need because of traffic congestion. A regression model was developed to estimate the travel time rate (in minutes per mile) of a bus as a function of car traffic time rate, number of passengers hoarding per mile, and the number of bus stops per mile.

<p>This report documents and summarizes: Task 3- Identify guidelines to eliminate driver inattentiveness, and Task 4- Design alternative strategies and techniques for traffic control, for Phase II ? Research Approach of the study, &#39;Identification of Traffic Control Devices for Mobile and Short Duration Work Operations&#39;, for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Task 3 was conducted by reviewing the technologies adopted by various DOTs and approved by SHRP for gaining driver?s attention.

<p>This report documents and summarizes: Task 1 - Develop a proposed methodology and criteria for measuring and evaluating the new technologies and Information systems, and Task 2: Analysis of the current NJDOT practices for short duration and mobile work zone operations, for Phase II ? Research Approach of the study, &#39;Identification of Traffic Control Devices for Mobile and Short Duration Work Operations&#39;, for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

<p>Work zone safety traffic control is an area that has been gaining a lot of attention during the past few years. Travelers come across several types of work zones on a regular basis due to increased maintenance and reconstruction along the nation?s highways. Work zones pose a hazard to the regular traveler in terms of safety. Evidence suggests an increasing number of fatalities, injuries, and costs due to work zone-related accidents.

<p>Work zones are a necessary part of meeting the needs of our nation?s aging transportation infrastructure. With the highway infrastructure getting older and requiring consistent maintenance, it is believed that there will be more work zones in future. These work zones coupled with traffic on highways is a major source of future congestion. Due to this congestion, there are more chances of crashes expected, which is a major cause of concern.

<p>This report documents and summarizes the study &#39;Identification of Traffic Control Devices for Mobile and Short Duration Work Operations,&#39; for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The study was conducted in three tasks: 1. Literature Search, 2. Evaluation Criteria and Analysis, and 3. Identify Guidelines to Eliminate Driver Inattentiveness, and Design Alternative Strategies and Techniques for Traffic Control.

<p>This report documents and summarizes the study &#39;Identification of Traffic Control Devices for Mobile and Short Duration Work Operations,&#39; for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The study was conducted in three tasks: 1. Literature Search, 2. Evaluation Criteria and Analysis, and 3. Identify Guidelines to Eliminate Driver Inattentiveness, and Design Alternative Strategies and Techniques for Traffic Control.