Saturation flow rates by facility type

Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal | January 1, 1997| | Copyright

Saturation flow rate is defined in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) as "the equivalent hourly rate at which vehicles can traverse an intersection approach under prevailing conditions, assuming that the green signal is available at all times and no lost times are experienced, in vehicles per hour of green or vehicles per hour of green per lane."' Saturation flow rate is dependent upon the saturation headway, which the HCM defines as "the average headway between passenger cars in a stable moving queue as they pass through a signalized intersection, in seconds."'

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