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Traffic Impact Studies
Robert Hintersteiner, P.E.
Overview
This four hour course focuses on the engineering
requirements for a Traffic Impact Study. 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:
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Be able to conduct the required predesign
activities.
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Be able to conduct the required traffic volume
studies for various types of analyses.
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Understand the requirements for complying to the
MUTCD Traffic Signal Warrants.
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Have greater knowledge as to what is needed to
prove that a traffic signal is warranted.
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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 (20) questions
at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Predesign activities;
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Traffic studies [Automatic Traffic Counts;
Turning Movement Counts; Pedestrian Counts; and Accident Evaluation];
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Traffic Signal Warrants;
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Condition Diagrams [Number of Existing Lanes;
Width of Lanes; Existing Street Furniture; Approach Slope; etc.]; and,
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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
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