Practice Question: Peak Hour Factor for an Intersection

NCEES Civil PE Specification Geometrics: Traffic Volume


Problem

An engineer is analyzing traffic data for an intersection to determine the peak-hour factor (\(PHF\)). The total volume (\(V\)) during the peak hour is recorded as 1,200 vehicles. During the busiest 15-minute segment of this hour, the volume (\(V_{15}\)) is 400 vehicles. What is the \(PHF\) for this peak hour?

 

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