managing travel for planned special events - FHWA Operations ...

• On the day-of-event, the management ofcorridor flow routes typically involvessurveillance and dissemination of travelerinformation regarding target pointand local flow route operations. Thetraffic management team implementstraffic control initiatives beginning at thetarget point and continuing along the localflow route.o Figure 6-30 displays a traffic flowplan that indicates, for reference byevent patrons, various target pointsfor access to individual venue parkingareas.Figure 6-30Corridor Target Points (Graphic courtesy ofDover Motorsports, Inc.)Table 6-23 indicates general considerationsfor developing traffic flow routes. Figure 6-31 shows one corridor flow route spawning,via two target points, three local flow routesdestined to the same venue access point.The figure demonstrates how a traffic flowplan works to assure that traffic demand onthe existing street system adjacent to anevent venue does not exceed capacity on theday-of-event if signed and staffed appropriately.Table 6-23Traffic Flow Route DevelopmentConsiderationsCONSIDERATION• Focus on ingress and egress operations separately.• Avoid left-turn movements across trafficflow.• Divert traffic flow routes from critical locations(e.g., other flow routes) that could createcongestion.• Develop multiple local flow routes, connectedto one corridor flow route, as necessaryto achieve optimum traffic distributionon the roadway system.• Assign local flow routes to contingencyoverflow parking areas identified in the siteaccess and parking plan.Figure 6-31Multiple Local Traffic Flow Routes(Graphic courtesy of the City of San Diego.)6EVENT PROFILE POST-EVENT ACTIVITIES DAY-OF-EVENT ACTIVITIES ADVANCE PLANNINGOVERVIEW6-39