Highway Performance Monitoring System Field Manual

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Scope of the HPMS
  • 1.3 Uses of HPMS Data
  • 1.4 HPMS Staff Roles and Responsibilities
  • 1.5 Reporting Requirements
    • HPMS Submission Deadlines
    • HPMS Component Data Sets
    • Linear Referencing System (LRS) Data
    • HPMS Regulations
• Chapter 2 HPMS Core Components
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Full Extent Data
  • 2.3 Sample Panel Data
  • 2.4 Data Items Required for the Full Extent and/or Sample Panel Sections
  • 2.5 Summary Data
    • Statewide Summaries
    • Vehicle Summaries
    • Urban Summaries
    • County Summaries
    • NAAQS Summaries
  • 2.6 Estimates Data
  • 2.7 Metadata
• Chapter 3 Data Model & Required Datasets
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Geospatial Component
  • 3.3 Catalogs and Associated Datasets
    • Shapes Catalog
    • Sections Catalog
    • Summaries Catalog
    • References Catalog
    • Estimates Catalog
    • Metadata Catalog
• Chapter 4 Data Requirements and Specifications
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Sections Data Reporting Requirements
    • Data Fields Required for Section Reporting Purposes
    • Field 1: Year_Record
    • Field 2: State_Code
    • Field 3: Route_ID
    • Field 4: Begin_Point
    • Field 5: End_Point
    • Field 6: Data_Item
    • Field 7: Section_Length
    • Field 8: Value_Numeric
    • Field 9: Value_Text
    • Field 10: Value_Date
    • Field 11: Comments (Optional)
  • 4.3 Data Items to be Reported
  • 4.4 Data Item Requirements
    • Item 1: F_System (Functional System)
    • Item 2: Urban_Code (Urban Code)
    • Item 3: Facility_Type (Facility Type)
    • Item 4: Structure_Type (Structure Type)
    • Item 5: Access_Control (Access Control)
    • Item 6: Ownership (Ownership)
    • Item 7: Through_Lanes (Through Lanes)
    • Item 8: HOV_Type (Managed Lane Operations Type)
    • Item 9: HOV_Lanes (Managed Lanes)
    • Item 10: Peak_Lanes (Peak Lanes)
    • Item 11: Counter_Peak_Lanes (Counter-Peak Lanes)
    • Item 12: Turn_Lanes_R (Right Turn Lanes)
    • Item 13: Turn_Lanes_ L (Left Turn Lanes)
    • Item 14: Speed_Limit (Speed Limit)
    • Item 15: Toll_Charged (Toll Charged)
    • Item 16: Toll_Type (Toll Type)
    • Item: 17: Route_Number (Route Number)
    • Item 18: Route_Signing (Route Signing)
    • Item 19: Route_Qualifier (Route Qualifier)
    • Item 20: Alternative_Route_Name (Alternative Route Name)
    • Item 21: AADT (Annual Average Daily Traffic)
    • Item 22: AADT_Single_Unit (Single-Unit Truck and Bus AADT)
    • Item 23: Pct_Peak_Single (Percent Peak Single-Unit Trucks and Buses)
    • Item 24: AADT_Combination (Combination Truck AADT)
    • Item 25: Pct_Peak_Combination (Percent Peak Combination Trucks)
    • Item 26: K_Factor (K-factor)
    • Item 27: Dir_Factor (Directional Factor)
    • Item 28: Future_AADT (Future AADT)
    • Item 29: Signal_Type (Signal Type)
    • Item 30: Pct_Green_Time (Percent Green Time)
    • Item 31: Number_Signals (Number of Signalized Intersections)
    • Item 32: Stop_Signs (Number of Stop Sign-Controlled Intersections)
    • Item 33: At_Grade_Other (Number of Intersections, Type – Other)
    • Item 34: Lane_Width (Lane Width)
    • Item 35: Median_Type (Median Type)
    • Item 36: Median_Width (Median Width)
    • Item 37: Shoulder_Type (Shoulder Type)
    • Item 38: Shoulder_Width_R (Right Shoulder Width)
    • Item 39: Shoulder_Width_L (Left Shoulder Width)
    • Item 40: Peak_Parking (Peak Parking)
    • Item 41: Widening_Obstacle (Widening Obstacle)
    • Item 42: Widening_Potential (Widening Potential)
    • Item 43: Curves_A through Curves_F (Curve Classification)
    • Item 44: Terrain_Type (Terrain Type)
    • Item 45: Grades_A through Grades_F (Grade Classification)
    • Item 46: Pct_Pass_Sight (Percent Passing Sight Distance)
    • Item 47: IRI (International Roughness Index)
    • Item 48: PSR (Present Serviceability Rating)
    • Item 49: Surface_Type (Surface Type)
    • Item 50: Rutting (Rutting)
    • Item 51: Faulting (Faulting)
    • Item 52: Cracking_Percent (Cracking Percent)
    • Item 54: Year_Last_Improv (Year of Last Improvement)
    • Item 55: Year_Last_Construction (Year of Last Construction)
    • Item 56: Last_Overlay_Thickness (Last Overlay Thickness)
    • Item 58: Thickness_Flexible (Thickness Flexible)
    • Item 59: Base_Type (Base Type)
    • Item 60: Base_Thickness (Base Thickness)
    • Item 61: Climate_Zone (Climate Zone)
    • Item 62: Soil_Type (Soil Type)
    • Item 63: County_Code (County Code)
    • Item 64: NHS (National Highway System)
    • Item 65: STRAHNET_Type (Strategic Highway Network)
    • Item 66: Truck (National Truck Network)
    • Item 67: Future_Facility (Future National Highway System)
    • Item 68: Maintenance_Operations (Maintenance and Operations)
    • Item 69: Capacity (Capacity)
    • Item 70: Dir_Through_Lanes (Directional Through Lanes)
  • 4.5 Sample Panel Identification Data Reporting Requirements
    • Fields Required for Sample Panel Identification Reporting Purposes
      • Field 1: Year_Record
      • Field 2: State_Code
      • Field 3: Route_ID
      • Field 4: Begin_Point
      • Field 5: End_Point
      • Field 6: Section_Length
      • Field 7: Sample_ID
      • Field 11: Comments (Optional)
  • 4.6 FHWA-Coded Items
    • Item 61: Climate Zone
    • Item 62: Soil Type
    • Item 64: NHS
    • Item 65: STRAHNET
    • Item 66: National Truck Network
    • Item 67: Future Facility
  • 4.7 Software-Calculated Items
    • Item Name: Volume Group
    • Item Name: Expansion Factor
    • Item Name: Horizontal Alignment Adequacy
    • Item Name: Vertical Alignment Adequacy
    • Item Name: Weighted Design Speed
    • Item Name: Computed Capacity
    • Item Name: Volume/Service Flow Ratio (V/SF)
• Chapter 5 Guidance on Special Topics
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Functional Classification System Descriptions and Groupings
    • The Role of Urban Areas in Roadway Functional Classification
  • 5.3 Traffic Monitoring Procedures
    • Introduction
    • State Traffic Monitoring Data Program
    • General Requirements
    • Count Cycles and Coverage
    • Sources of Data
    • AADT Calculation
    • Volume Group Assignments
    • Traffic Monitoring Program Elements
    • Count Cycle
    • Continuous Counts
    • Short Term Counts
    • Ramp Counts
    • Vehicle Classification
    • Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)
• Chapter 6 Sampling
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Sampling Framework
  • 6.3 AADT Volume Group Ranges and Precision Levels
  • 6.4 Sample Size Estimation Procedures
  • 6.5 Sample Adequacy and Maintenance
    • Sampling Rural and Small Urban Areas
    • Sampling Individual Urbanized Areas
    • Sample Maintenance
    • Need for Sample Panel Adjustments
    • Making Sample Panel Adjustments
    • Advantages of Using Geospatial Data for Sample Selection Purposes
    • Selecting Additional Samples
    • Sample Permanence
    • Deleting Samples
    • Eliminating Excessively Short and Long Sample Sections
    • Updating Expansion Factors
    • A Tabular Summary
• Chapter 7 Software Workflow & Submittal Process
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Submittal Process
  • 7.3 Software Validations
  • 7.4 Post-Submittal Expectations
• Appendix A. Acronyms
• Appendix B. Glossary
• Appendix C. Table of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Codes for States (FIPS PUB 5-2)
• Appendix D. Toll-ID Table
• Appendix F. Metric-to-English Soft Conversion Procedures
• Appendix G. Sample View Export and Calculations
• Appendix H. HPMS Crosswalk Table
• Appendix I. Urbanized Area Codes
• Appendix J. County Code Reference Tables (AK, DC, and PR)
• Appendix K. NAAQS Pollutant Standards