The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 6th Edition is now being finalized and is expected to be completed this summer. This ninety-minute video provides an overview of the changes as compared with the current HCM 2010, including some methodological details and a preview of the implementation in the Highway Capacity Software (HCS7) ($75 per person). Click here to register.
- Overview of the new HCM and Comparisons with HCM 2010 Major Changes
- Basic Freeway, Freeway Weaving and Freeway Merge & Diverge Segments (Speed-Flow Curves, Managed Lanes, Weather, Incidents, Calibration, Trucks)
- Freeway Facilities, Multilane Highways and Two-Lane Highways (Travel Time Reliability, ATDM, Managed Lanes, Weather, Incidents, Trucks)
- Unsignalized Intersections including TWSC, AWSC and Roundabouts
- Signalized Intersections (Unsignalized Movements, HV & Grade, Planning)
- Urban Streets Segments and Facilities including Reliability and ATDM (Roundabout Corridors, Sustained Spillback, Lane Blockage, RTOR, LOS)
- Ramp Terminals and Alternative Intersections (DDI, DLT, RCUT/ MUT) (Experienced Travel Time, Extra Distance Travel Time, U-Turn Crossovers)
- HCS7 Demonstration of Ongoing HCM6E Implementation Progress.
Instructor: William M. Sampson, P.E. is a faculty member of the University of Florida, Department of Civil Engineering with over 40 years of experience. He is the Director of the McTrans Center and also is responsible for technical assistance and ongoing development of the Highway Capacity Software (HCS). He teaches two graduate courses (Traffic Engineering and Highway Capacity Analysis) at UF. He is a former member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Highway Capacity and Quality of Service (HCQS) committee and still serves on several subcommittees.