Tag: Roundabouts

Pushing Your Luck? Heed Advisory Speeds

By Troy Robillard, PE People ask me from time to time about those yellow speed signs that can be found on sharp highway curves, on and off ramps, or any place where drivers should exercise caution, such as a narrow bridge. What are those called? Can law enforcement pull you over for exceeding those speeds?… Read More »

Traffic Circulates Nicely as Roundabout Conference Attendees Observe

Captured in Google Earth, this 1-mile stretch of West Main Street in Carmel, Indiana, has seven roundabouts lined up, with three more just to the south. The city of about 85,000 people has close to 100 roundabouts, which is one of the highest concentrations of roundabouts in the United States. By Kevin Kuhlow, PE Transportation… Read More »

Traffic Analysis Software Helps Reduce Congestion

Maneuvering from Point A to Point B can be risky business if roadway congestion has you suddenly hitting the brakes. Motorists navigating Cascade Road at the I-285 interchange in Fulton County, Georgia, have been dealing with crashes, delays, and other traffic inefficiencies there for years. Congestion along the Cascade Road corridor – a principal arterial… Read More »