GroundRules
23 CFR 490.705: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 23—Highways
- CHAPTER I—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER E—PLANNING AND RESEARCH
- PART 490—NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
- Subpart G—National Performance Management Measure for Assessing the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program—Traffic Congestion
All definitions in § 490.101 apply to this subpart. Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply in this subpart:
Excessive delay means the extra amount of time spent in congested conditions defined by speed thresholds that are lower than a normal delay threshold. For the purposes of this rule, the speed threshold is 20 miles per hour (mph) or 60 percent of the posted speed limit, whichever is greater.
Peak Period is defined as weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and either 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. State DOTs and MPOs may choose whether to use 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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