SI Engineering, P.C. (SIE) was a subconsultant on this project, which involved conducting a study to identify and investigate the feasibility of implementing and operating a Managed Use Lane (MUL) network and support facilities to increase passenger and freight mobility on selected arterials of the National Highway System (NHS) in New York City. MULs are a proactive approach to improving traffic flow within the existing pavement by implementing traffic management strategies such as; HOV and HOT lanes; Transit Ways; Peak Hour Shoulder Use; Access Control, and Pricing Options. Included in the study were the identification and development of the systematic inventory of problems and issues, development of a list of congested locations, and identification of the possible causes. Tasks performed included traffic engineering/planning assignments involving traffic analysis; traffic impact study and evaluation of traffic data. Performed capacity analysis using McTrans Highway Capacity Software of reconfigured weaving sections and ramp merge/diverge points to test effectiveness of proposed solutions. Conducted traffic counts at key locations and developed Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) estimates from the traffic data. The report included recommendations to improve traffic operations by utilizing various ITS solutions. Conceptual traffic plans were developed for the study.
