Objective Category
Work Zone Management: Extent of Congestion

The objectives in this category focus on reducing the extent of congestion for travelers within work zones in the region.

Associated Objectives and Performance Measures

Objective Performance Measure
Reduce the percentage of vehicles traveling through work zones that are queued by X percent in Y years. Percentage of vehicles experiencing queuing in work zones.
Reduce the average and maximum length of queues, when present, by X percent over Y years. Length of average and maximum queues in work zones.
Reduce the average time duration (in minutes) of queue length greater than some threshold (e.g., 0.5 mile) by X percent in Y years. Average duration in minutes of queue length greater than X miles.

Associated Planning Factors and Goals

Planning Factor Goal
G. Promote efficient system management and operation; Improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system

Associated Service Packages

Service Package
MC06: Work Zone Management
MC08: Maintenance and Construction Activity Coordination

Source

Planning for Operations Desk Reference


 
Since the mapping between objectives and service packages is not always straight-forward and often situation-dependent, these mappings should only be used as a starting point. Users should do their own analysis to identify the best service packages for their region.