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SUBJECT: Regional Truck Lane Study
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Per Council's request for a status update on the Truck Lane Study, we are relaying the
Qchedule provided to us by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)- —
• August 8, 2005 — Consultant Selection Committee met and selected Consultant
• August 9, 2005 — Public Meeting held at Intermodal Transportation Center on
Regional Truck Lane Pilot Study (see attached map for limits)
• September 1, 2005 — Estimated date for final negotiation for Consultant contract
• October 1, 2005 — Truck Lane Restriction will begin along Interstate 30 in Tarrant
County between Collins and Hulen Streets
• February — March, 2006 — Final Report
The NCTCOG Transportation Department is responsible for regional transportation planning
mmim, for all modes of transportation and is conducting the truck lane study as a result of rapid
41-1 growth in traffic levels on roads. Their concern remains • the potential negative safety and
operational implications of truck lane restrictions. The study will evaluate the separation of
heavy-duty or three or more axle single trucks, light-duty trucks, single trailer, and multi-
trailer vehicles through lane restrictions. Buses will not be included in this study.
Traffic conditions will be evaluated over 30 days (full 24-hour periods) for each of the four
phases:
Data to be evaluated wfll include rates of fatalities, injuries, and citations; ramp queuing;
travel speeds in each lane, and other factors deemed necessary by study partners. Data will
be collected in terms of truck involvement, time of day, weather impacts, and other factors
deemed necessary by study partners.
The test sections for implementation are along the Inter-state 20 Corridor in Dallas County
and Interstate 30 in Tarrant Counffiy. These will restrict heairy-duty, trucks from a single inside
lane to test the aftemative to imprr ving traffic along sec ions of the Dallas-Fort. Worlh
re-gion's firee-way system.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH. TEXAS
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