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Concepts of Capacity and Level of Service for Interrupted Flow

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The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History Volume 2

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The general concepts of capacity and level of service are discussed in great detail in Chaps. 2 and 3 of Volume 1 of this manuscript. This chapter reviews some of the development history of these critical concepts, and specifically discusses their application to interrupted flow facilities.

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  1. Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Elena S. Prassas

  2. Emeritus Professor, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Roger P. Roess

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Prassas, E.S., P. Roess, R. (2020). Concepts of Capacity and Level of Service for Interrupted Flow. In: The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History Volume 2. Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34480-1_3

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