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Level of Service Descriptions

The document defines highway traffic congestion levels using a letter system from A to F, where A represents free-flow traffic and F represents a breakdown of traffic flow. Level of Service D represents speeds declining slightly with increasing traffic flows and minor freedom to maneuver. Level of Service E occurs at or near full road capacity, with no room to change lanes and volatile traffic that is easily disrupted, causing queues. Level of Service F means demand exceeds capacity, resulting in queues forming behind breakdown points as traffic breaks down completely.

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Level of Service Descriptions

The document defines highway traffic congestion levels using a letter system from A to F, where A represents free-flow traffic and F represents a breakdown of traffic flow. Level of Service D represents speeds declining slightly with increasing traffic flows and minor freedom to maneuver. Level of Service E occurs at or near full road capacity, with no room to change lanes and volatile traffic that is easily disrupted, causing queues. Level of Service F means demand exceeds capacity, resulting in queues forming behind breakdown points as traffic breaks down completely.

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I-81 Corridor Improvement Study

Level of Service Descriptions LOS D


• Speeds decline slightly
Highway traffic congestion is expressed in terms of Level of Service (LOS) with increasing flows
as defined by the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). LOS is a letter code • Density increases
ranging from “A” for excellent conditions to “F” for failure conditions. The more quickly
conditions defining the LOS for roadways are summarized as follows:
• Freedom to maneuver
is more noticeable limited
LOS A • Minor incidents create queuing
• Free-flow (FF) operation
LOS E
LOS B • Operation near or
• Reasonably free-flow at capacity
• Ability to maneuver is • No usable gaps in
only slightly restricted the traffic stream
• Effects of minor • Operations extremely volatile
incidents still easily • Any disruption causes queuing
absorbed
LOS F
LOS C • Breakdown in flow
• Speeds at or near FF • Queues form behind
• Freedom to maneuver breakdown points
is noticeably restricted • Demand is greater
• Queues may form than capacity

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