shoulder running

[Chris]

Here's a recently repaved section of freeway in the Netherlands that has shoulder running eastbound.

Location: A1 near Hoevelaken.

The AADT of this road is 110,000 on 4 (sometimes 5) lanes.

Note the teeny side marking at the shoulder. This whole section is monitored by CCTV cameras.


The shoulder is closed by the red cross. Photo taken around 1.30 pm, still significant traffic.


The other direction (westbound) does not have shoulder running. This freeway needs a dire widening to six lanes.


I am monitoring the monitors. Who's monitoring me?

[Truvelo]

In your pictures there's enough room for 6 lanes but the bridges aren't wide enough for 6 lanes and continuous shoulders. This is the same problem we suffer in the UK where 99% of bridges are wide enough for the road when first built without thought for increased traffic in the future.

[Bickendan]

If memory serves, CA 60 close in to downtown LA allows continuous shoulder running because CalTrans shoved the extra general purpose lane onto the shoulder when 'widening' the freeway.

[mightyace]

If memory serves, CA 60 close in to downtown LA allows continuous shoulder running because CalTrans shoved the extra general purpose lane onto the shoulder when 'widening' the freeway.

TnDOT did the same thing with the I-24/40 multiplex in east Nashville.  It gave them 4 lanes in each direction, but no shoulders.  The section needs a true widening as it is one of the (if not the) busiest sections of highway in the whole state.