1. US-52 INTERSECTION Devin Huesman – dhuesman@purdue
US-52 INTERSECTION Devin Huesman – Tyler Comstock – Jacob Kwilasz – Jenni Morsches –

2. Project Objectives
-To analyze the Northbound left turn lane at US-52 and Cumberland Road
-Evaluate the wait times at the intersection peak hours
-Evaluate the capacity of the left-turn lane and its effectiveness
-Analyze other alternatives to using the left-turn lane

3. Map of Intersection

4. Data Collection Plan Monday October 12th, 2009 Tasks 5:15 – 6:15
Count Length of Left Turn
Measure Queue Times
Count Number of Vehicles Making a U-Turn on Cumberland

5. Entering Volume

6. Wait Times

7. Queue Length

8. Expectations
We expect to get a quantitative analysis of this intersection during its peak hour
We expect ~5% of the vehicles to make a U-Turn on Cumberland
We expect a minimum wait time of 2 light cycles to get through the intersection

9. Actual Results
We saw a slightly smaller number of U-turns than expected.
The majority of vehicles sat through a maximum of 1 cycle.