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Separation of Vehicles—CMV-Only Lanes

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and National Cooperative Freight Research Program (NCFRP) have jointly released NCHRP Report 649/NCFRP Report 3: Separation of Vehicles—CMV-Only Lanes. The report examines major issues and concepts that should be understood in developing new applications of commercial motor vehicle-only (CMV-only) lanes as a potential method for both easing congestion and reducing the number of traffic accidents on highways. 

Appendices A through D for NCHRP Report 649/NCFRP Report 3 are available online as follows:
  • Appendix A: NCHRP Project 03-73 Separation of Vehicles—CMV-Only Lanes Task 7—Interim Report
  • Appendix B: Performance Evaluation
  • Appendix C: Benefits Monetization Factors and Unit Costs
  • Appendix D: Net Present Value Calculations for Benefit-Cost Analysis


    Project: Project Information
    E-Newsletter Type: Recently Released TRB Publications
    TRB Publication Type: NCFRP Report


This Summary Last Modified On: 8/9/2011


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