Developing Freight Highway Corridor Performance Measure Strategies in Texas

Project Description

Modes other than highways have some form of performance measures in place to

• indicate how well the corridor facilities are performing,
• identify problems, and
• allow investment decisions to be targeted on those elements that help maintain the output of the network.

Highway corridor Level of Service (LOS) to some extent addresses an important performance metric, but data are not easily collected for TxDOT planning purposes and are rarely, if ever, shared with users. Metropolitan traffic centers are able to measure and share such data. The challenge is how to extend this service to rural highway corridors as useful data to TxDOT Districts and Divisions.

The objective of this research project is to develop rural freight performance measures (FPM) on Texas routes and correlate them to existing metropolitan FPM models. The rural FPM models will build upon and enhance the metropolitan versions. Various options to produce FPM on key Texas highway corridors are needed to provide TxDOT with useful information on system effectiveness, as well as identifying opportunities for improving the State infrastructure, safety and mobility.

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