Express Lanes Benefitting Freight Mobility: Can Express Lane Systems and its Benefits to General-purpose Lanes Improve Freight Mobility?
The objectives of the research project include the following: (1) assess the impact of Express Lanes on freight movement efficiency; (2) evaluate changed in travel time and improve safety; (3) analyze the impact on freight delivery reliability and efficiency, examine the economic impacts of Express Lanes associated with freight movements; (4) quantify cost changes for truck drivers and truck companies; (5) assess potential economic benefits to the region, evaluate the environmental impacts of Express Lanes associated with freight movements; (6) estimate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and (7) estimate savings in fuel consumption.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $149,999.93
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Contract Numbers:
BED27 977-06
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Sponsor Organizations:
Florida Department of Transportation
Research Center
605 Suwannee Street MS-30
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450 -
Managing Organizations:
Florida Department of Transportation
Research Center
605 Suwannee Street MS-30
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450 -
Project Managers:
Castro, Carlos
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Performing Organizations:
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL United States 33431 -
Principal Investigators:
Kaisar, Evangelos I
- Start Date: 20250515
- Expected Completion Date: 20261031
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Highway and Transportation Data
- USDOT Program: Modeling and Analysis Tools
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Express lanes; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Fuel consumption; Travel time; Trucking
- Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01955098
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: BED27 977-06
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: May 16 2025 7:20AM