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Simplified Highway Capacity Calculation Method for the Highway Performance Monitoring System

Appendix A. Generalized Service Volume Tables

The service volumes in the tables are the maximum values that can be maintained and still be within the Level of Service (LOS) range. For example in the first row of the freeway table, if the actual volume is less than or equal to 46,100, then it is LOS B. Therefore, the service volumes in the tables are the maximum volumes that can be achieved for that LOS category.

For roadways that are dual carriageways, AADT should be divided by two before entering the tables.

Table 13. Freeway generalized service volume table.
Area Type Number Lanes Truck Percent Level of Service—B Service Volume Level of Service—C Service Volume Level of Service—D Service Volume Level of Service—E Service Volume
Rural 4 0 46,100 62,000 74,800 84,700
Rural 4 10 43,900 59,000 71,200 80,700
Rural 4 20 41,900 56,300 68,000 77,000
Rural 4 30 40,100 53,900 65,000 73,700
Rural 6 0 69,200 93,000 112,200 127,100
Rural 6 10 65,900 88,500 106,900 121,100
Rural 6 20 62,900 84,500 102,000 115,600
Rural 6 30 60,100 80,800 97,600 110,500
Rural 8 0 92,200 124,000 149,600 169,500
Rural 8 10 87,800 118,100 142,500 161,400
Rural 8 20 83,800 112,700 136,000 154,100
Rural 8 30 80,200 107,800 130,100 147,400
Rural 10 0 115,300 155,000 187,100 211,900
Rural 10 10 109,800 147,600 178,100 201,800
Rural 10 20 104,800 140,900 170,000 192,600
Rural 10 30 100,300 134,800 162,600 184,200
Rural 12 0 138,400 186,000 224,500 254,300
Rural 12 10 131,800 177,100 213,800 242,200
Rural 12 20 125,800 169,100 204,100 231,200
Rural 12 30 120,300 161,700 195,200 221,100
Urban 4 0 43,700 60,100 73,100 83,000
Urban 4 10 41,600 57,200 69,600 79,100
Urban 4 20 39,700 54,600 66,400 75,500
Urban 4 30 38,000 52,200 63,600 72,200
Urban 6 0 65,600 90,100 109,700 124,600
Urban 6 10 62,500 85,800 104,400 118,600
Urban 6 20 59,600 81,900 99,700 113,200
Urban 6 30 57,000 78,300 95,400 108,300
Urban 8 0 87,500 120,200 146,200 166,100
Urban 8 10 83,300 114,400 139,300 158,200
Urban 8 20 79,500 109,200 132,900 151,000
Urban 8 30 76,100 104,500 127,200 144,400
Urban 10 0 109,400 150,200 182,800 207,600
Urban 10 10 104,200 143,100 174,100 197,700
Urban 10 20 99,400 136,600 166,200 188,700
Urban 10 30 95,100 130,600 159,000 180,500
Urban 12 0 131,300 180,300 219,400 249,200
Urban 12 10 125,000 171,700 208,900 237,300
Urban 12 20 119,300 163,900 199,400 226,500
Urban 12 30 114,100 156,700 190,800 216,700
Table 14. Multilane highway generalized service volume table.
Area Type Number Lanes Truck Percent Level of Service—B Service Volume Level of Service—C Service Volume Level of Service—D Service Volume Level of Service—E Service Volume
Rural 4 0 42,000 57,300 69,600 80,000
Rural 4 10 39,900 54,600 66,300 76,100
Rural 4 20 38,100 52,100 63,300 72,700
Rural 4 30 36,500 49,900 60,600 69,500
Rural 6 0 63,000 86,000 104,500 120,000
Rural 6 10 59,900 81,900 99,500 114,200
Rural 6 20 57,200 78,200 95,000 109,000
Rural 6 30 54,700 74,800 90,900 104,300
Rural 8 0 84,000 114,700 139,300 160,000
Rural 8 10 79,900 109,300 132,700 152,300
Rural 8 20 76,300 104,300 126,700 145,400
Rural 8 30 73,000 99,800 121,200 139,100
Rural 10 0 105,000 143,400 174,200 200,000
Rural 10 10 99,900 136,600 165,900 190,400
Rural 10 20 95,400 130,400 158,300 181,800
Rural 10 30 91,300 124,700 151,500 173,900
Urban 4 0 34,500 49,300 61,400 71,600
Urban 4 10 32,800 47,000 58,400 68,200
Urban 4 20 31,300 44,800 55,800 65,100
Urban 4 30 30,000 42,900 53,300 62,300
Urban 6 0 51,700 74,000 92,100 107,500
Urban 6 10 49,200 70,500 87,700 102,300
Urban 6 20 47,000 67,300 83,700 97,700
Urban 6 30 45,000 64,400 80,000 93,400
Urban 8 0 69,000 98,700 122,800 143,300
Urban 8 10 65,700 94,000 116,900 136,500
Urban 8 20 62,700 89,700 111,600 130,300
Urban 8 30 60,000 85,800 106,700 124,600
Urban 10 0 86,200 123,400 153,500 179,100
Urban 10 10 82,100 117,500 146,200 170,600
Urban 10 20 78,400 112,200 139,500 162,800
Urban 10 30 75,000 107,300 133,400 155,700
Table 15. Signalized highway generalized service volume table.
Number Lanes % Green Time Speed Limit Level of Service—B Service Volume Level of Service—C Service Volume Level of Service—D Service Volume Level of Service—E Service Volume
2 40 35 12,800 14,900 16,400 18,700
2 40 40 12,600 14,400 15,900 17,700
2 40 45 12,000 14,200 15,500 17,400
2 40 50 11,800 13,800 15,200 16,700
2 40 55 12,300 14,100 15,400 16,900
2 40 60 12,700 14,300 15,500 17,100
2 45 35 14,600 16,900 18,500 21,100
2 45 40 14,400 16,300 18,000 20,000
2 45 45 13,900 16,100 17,600 19,700
2 45 50 13,600 15,700 17,200 18,900
2 45 55 14,200 16,000 17,400 19,100
2 45 60 14,600 16,200 17,600 19,300
2 50 35 16,500 18,900 20,700 23,600
2 50 40 16,300 18,300 20,100 22,300
2 50 45 15,700 18,100 19,600 22,000
2 50 50 15,500 17,700 19,200 21,100
2 50 55 16,100 17,900 19,500 21,400
2 50 60 16,400 18,100 19,600 21,500
2 55 35 18,400 20,900 22,900 26,000
2 55 40 18,100 20,300 22,200 24,700
2 55 45 17,600 20,000 21,700 24,300
2 55 50 17,400 19,600 21,300 23,400
2 55 55 17,900 19,900 21,500 23,600
2 55 60 18,300 20,100 21,700 23,800
2 60 35 20,300 22,900 25,100 28,500
2 60 40 20,000 22,200 24,400 27,000
2 60 45 19,500 22,000 23,800 26,600
2 60 50 19,300 21,500 23,300 25,600
2 60 55 19,800 21,800 23,600 25,800
2 60 60 20,200 22,100 23,800 26,100
2 65 35 22,200 25,000 27,300 31,000
2 65 40 21,900 24,200 26,500 29,400
2 65 45 21,400 24,000 25,900 28,900
2 65 50 21,200 23,500 25,400 27,800
2 65 55 21,700 23,800 25,700 28,100
2 65 60 22,100 24,000 25,900 28,300
2 70 35 24,100 27,000 29,500 33,500
2 70 40 23,800 26,200 28,700 31,700
2 70 45 23,300 26,000 28,000 31,200
2 70 50 23,100 25,400 27,500 30,100
2 70 55 23,600 25,800 27,800 30,400
2 70 60 24,000 26,000 28,000 30,600
2 75 35 26,000 29,100 31,700 36,000
2 75 40 25,700 28,200 30,800 34,100
2 75 45 25,200 28,000 30,100 33,600
2 75 50 25,000 27,400 29,600 32,300
2 75 55 25,500 27,700 29,900 32,700
2 75 60 25,900 28,000 30,100 32,900
2 80 35 27,900 31,100 33,900 38,500
2 80 40 27,600 30,300 33,000 36,500
2 80 45 27,100 30,000 32,300 35,900
2 80 50 26,900 29,400 31,700 34,600
2 80 55 27,400 29,700 32,000 35,000
2 80 60 27,800 30,000 32,300 35,200
4 40 35 27,400 30,600 33,300 37,800
4 40 40 27,100 29,700 32,400 35,900
4 40 45 26,500 29,400 31,700 35,300
4 40 50 26,200 28,800 31,100 34,000
4 40 55 26,800 29,200 31,400 34,300
4 40 60 27,300 29,500 31,700 34,600
4 45 35 31,100 34,500 37,600 42,700
4 45 40 30,700 33,600 36,600 40,500
4 45 45 30,100 33,300 35,800 39,900
4 45 50 29,800 32,600 35,100 38,400
4 45 55 30,500 33,000 35,500 38,800
4 45 60 30,900 33,400 35,800 39,100
4 50 35 34,700 38,500 41,900 47,600
4 50 40 34,400 37,500 40,800 45,100
4 50 45 33,700 37,100 39,900 44,400
4 50 50 33,500 36,400 39,200 42,800
4 50 55 34,100 36,900 39,600 43,200
4 50 60 34,600 37,200 39,900 43,600
4 55 35 38,400 42,600 46,300 52,500
4 55 40 38,100 41,400 45,100 49,800
4 55 45 37,400 41,000 44,100 49,000
4 55 50 37,100 40,200 43,200 47,200
4 55 55 37,800 40,700 43,700 47,700
4 55 60 38,300 41,100 44,100 48,100
4 60 35 42,100 46,600 50,700 57,400
4 60 40 41,800 45,400 49,300 54,400
4 60 45 41,100 44,900 48,200 53,600
4 60 50 40,800 44,100 47,300 51,700
4 60 55 41,500 44,600 47,800 52,200
4 60 60 42,000 45,000 48,300 52,600
4 65 35 45,900 50,700 55,100 62,300
4 65 40 45,500 49,300 53,600 59,200
4 65 45 44,800 48,900 52,400 58,300
4 65 50 44,500 48,000 51,500 56,200
4 65 55 45,200 48,500 52,000 56,700
4 65 60 45,700 49,000 52,400 57,100
4 70 35 49,600 54,700 59,500 67,300
4 70 40 49,200 53,300 57,900 63,900
4 70 45 48,500 52,800 56,600 62,900
4 70 50 48,200 51,900 55,600 60,700
4 70 55 48,900 52,400 56,200 61,200
4 70 60 49,500 52,900 56,700 61,700
4 75 35 53,400 58,800 63,900 72,300
4 75 40 53,000 57,300 62,200 68,600
4 75 45 52,200 56,800 60,900 67,600
4 75 50 51,900 55,800 59,800 65,200
4 75 55 52,700 56,400 60,400 65,800
4 75 60 53,200 56,900 60,900 66,300
4 80 35 57,200 63,000 68,400 77,300
4 80 40 56,800 61,300 66,600 73,400
4 80 45 56,000 60,800 65,100 72,300
4 80 50 55,700 59,700 64,000 69,700
4 80 55 56,400 60,400 64,600 70,400
4 80 60 57,000 60,900 65,200 70,900
6 40 35 41,700 46,100 50,200 56,900
6 40 40 41,300 44,900 48,800 53,900
6 40 45 40,600 44,400 47,700 53,100
6 40 50 40,300 43,600 46,800 51,200
6 40 55 41,000 44,100 47,300 51,700
6 40 60 41,500 44,600 47,800 52,100
6 45 35 47,100 52,000 56,600 64,100
6 45 40 46,700 50,700 55,100 60,800
6 45 45 46,000 50,200 53,900 59,900
6 45 50 45,700 49,300 52,900 57,700
6 45 55 46,400 49,800 53,400 58,300
6 45 60 47,000 50,300 53,900 58,800
6 50 35 52,600 58,000 63,100 71,500
6 50 40 52,200 56,500 61,400 67,800
6 50 45 51,400 56,000 60,100 66,800
6 50 50 51,100 55,000 59,000 64,400
6 50 55 51,800 55,600 59,600 65,000
6 50 60 52,400 56,100 60,100 65,500
6 55 35 58,100 64,100 69,600 78,800
6 55 40 57,700 62,400 67,800 74,800
6 55 45 56,800 61,800 66,300 73,700
6 55 50 56,500 60,700 65,100 71,000
6 55 55 57,300 61,400 65,700 71,700
6 55 60 57,900 62,000 66,300 72,200
6 60 35 63,700 70,100 76,200 86,200
6 60 40 63,200 68,300 74,100 81,800
6 60 45 62,300 67,700 72,500 80,600
6 60 50 62,000 66,500 71,200 77,700
6 60 55 62,800 67,200 71,900 78,400
6 60 60 63,500 67,800 72,600 79,000
6 65 35 69,300 76,200 82,700 93,600
6 65 40 68,800 74,200 80,600 88,900
6 65 45 67,800 73,600 78,800 87,500
6 65 50 67,400 72,200 77,400 84,400
6 65 55 68,300 73,100 78,200 85,200
6 65 60 69,000 73,700 78,900 85,900
6 70 35 74,900 82,300 89,400 101,100
6 70 40 74,300 80,200 87,000 95,900
6 70 45 73,300 79,500 85,100 94,500
6 70 50 72,900 78,100 83,600 91,100
6 70 55 73,900 78,900 84,500 92,000
6 70 60 74,700 79,700 85,200 92,700
6 75 35 80,500 88,500 96,000 108,600
6 75 40 80,000 86,200 93,500 103,100
6 75 45 78,900 85,500 91,500 101,500
6 75 50 78,500 83,900 89,900 97,900
6 75 55 79,500 84,900 90,800 98,800
6 75 60 80,300 85,700 91,600 99,600
6 80 35 86,200 94,700 102,700 116,100
6 80 40 85,600 92,300 100,000 110,200
6 80 45 84,500 91,400 97,900 108,600
6 80 50 84,100 89,800 96,100 104,700
6 80 55 85,100 90,800 97,100 105,700
6 80 60 86,000 91,700 97,900 106,500
8 40 35 55,800 61,600 67,000 75,900
8 40 40 55,400 60,000 65,200 72,000
8 40 45 54,500 59,400 63,700 70,900
8 40 50 54,200 58,300 62,600 68,300
8 40 55 55,000 59,000 63,200 69,000
8 40 60 55,700 59,600 63,800 69,500
8 45 35 63,100 69,500 75,600 85,600
8 45 40 62,600 67,700 73,500 81,200
8 45 45 61,700 67,100 71,900 80,000
8 45 50 61,300 65,900 70,600 77,100
8 45 55 62,200 66,600 71,300 77,800
8 45 60 62,900 67,200 72,000 78,400
8 50 35 70,400 77,500 84,200 95,300
8 50 40 69,900 75,500 82,000 90,500
8 50 45 68,900 74,800 80,200 89,100
8 50 50 68,500 73,500 78,700 85,900
8 50 55 69,400 74,300 79,500 86,700
8 50 60 70,200 75,000 80,200 87,400
8 55 35 77,700 85,500 92,900 105,100
8 55 40 77,200 83,300 90,400 99,800
8 55 45 76,100 82,600 88,500 98,300
8 55 50 75,700 81,100 86,900 94,700
8 55 55 76,700 82,000 87,800 95,600
8 55 60 77,500 82,700 88,500 96,400
8 60 35 85,100 93,600 101,600 115,000
8 60 40 84,500 91,200 99,000 109,100
8 60 45 83,300 90,400 96,800 107,500
8 60 50 82,900 88,800 95,100 103,600
8 60 55 84,000 89,700 96,000 104,600
8 60 60 84,900 90,600 96,900 105,400
8 65 35 92,600 101,700 110,400 124,900
8 65 40 91,900 99,100 107,500 118,500
8 65 45 90,700 98,200 105,200 116,800
8 65 50 90,200 96,500 103,300 112,600
8 65 55 91,400 97,500 104,400 113,600
8 65 60 92,300 98,400 105,200 114,500
8 70 35 100,100 109,900 119,200 134,800
8 70 40 99,300 107,100 116,100 128,000
8 70 45 98,000 106,100 113,600 126,100
8 70 50 97,600 104,200 111,600 121,600
8 70 55 98,800 105,400 112,700 122,700
8 70 60 99,800 106,400 113,700 123,700
8 75 35 107,600 118,100 128,100 144,800
8 75 40 106,800 115,100 124,800 137,500
8 75 45 105,400 114,100 122,100 135,500
8 75 50 104,900 112,100 119,900 130,600
8 75 55 106,200 113,300 121,100 131,900
8 75 60 107,300 114,300 122,200 132,900
8 80 35 115,200 126,300 137,000
8 80 40 114,400 123,100 133,500 297,000
8 80 45 112,900 122,100 130,600 144,900
8 80 50 112,300 119,900 128,300 139,700
8 80 55 113,700 121,200 129,600 141,000
8 80 60 114,800 122,300 130,700 142,100
Table 16. Stop sign-controlled highways generalized service volume table.
Land Use Functional System Level of Service—B Service Volume Level of Service—C Service Volume Level of Service—D Service Volume Level of Service—E Service Volume
Rural Princ. Arterial 7,600 11,100 12,400 13,600
Rural Minor Arterial 6,800 10,200 11,500 12,600
Rural Collector 5,900 9,300 10,600 11,700
Urban Princ. Arterial 5,200 8,500 9,800 10,900
Urban Minor Arterial 1,900 5,200 6,400 7,400
Urban Collector Empty cell. 2,800 4,000 4,800
Table 17. Rural two-lane highways generalized service volume table.
Speed Limit Terrain Truck Pct. Level of Service—B Service Volume Level of Service—C Service Volume Level of Service—D Service Volume
45 Flat 0 3,600 8,700 13,900
45 Flat 2 3,500 8,700 13,900
45 Flat 4 3,500 8,700 13,900
45 Flat 6 3,500 8,700 13,900
45 Flat 8 3,400 8,600 13,900
45 Flat 10 3,400 8,600 13,900
45 Rolling 0 3,600 8,700 13,900
45 Rolling 2 3,500 8,600 13,900
45 Rolling 4 3,400 8,500 13,900
45 Rolling 6 3,300 8,400 13,900
45 Rolling 8 3,300 8,200 13,900
45 Rolling 10 3,200 8,100 13,900
45 Mountainous 0 3,600 8,700 13,900
45 Mountainous 2 3,200 7,700 12,300
45 Mountainous 4 2,800 7,000 11,100
45 Mountainous 6 2,600 6,300 10,100
45 Mountainous 8 2,400 5,800 9,300
45 Mountainous 10 2,200 5,400 8,500
50 Flat 0 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Flat 2 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Flat 4 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Flat 6 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Flat 8 8,600 13,900 19,000
50 Flat 10 8,600 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 0 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 2 8,600 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 4 8,500 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 6 8,400 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 8 8,200 13,900 19,000
50 Rolling 10 8,100 13,900 19,000
50 Mountainous 0 8,700 13,900 19,000
50 Mountainous 2 7,700 12,300 16,900
50 Mountainous 4 7,000 11,100 15,200
50 Mountainous 6 6,300 10,100 13,900
50 Mountainous 8 5,800 9,300 12,700
50 Mountainous 10 5,400 8,500 11,700
55 Flat 0 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Flat 2 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Flat 4 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Flat 6 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Flat 8 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Flat 10 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 0 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 2 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 4 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 6 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 8 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Rolling 10 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Mountainous 0 13,900 19,000 24,200
55 Mountainous 2 12,300 16,900 21,500
55 Mountainous 4 11,100 15,200 19,400
55 Mountainous 6 10,100 13,900 17,600
55 Mountainous 8 9,300 12,700 16,100
55 Mountainous 10 8,500 11,700 14,900
60 Flat 0 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Flat 2 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Flat 4 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Flat 6 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Flat 8 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Flat 10 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 0 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 2 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 4 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 6 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 8 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Rolling 10 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Mountainous 0 19,000 24,200 29,300
60 Mountainous 2 16,900 21,500 26,100
60 Mountainous 4 15,200 19,400 23,500
60 Mountainous 6 13,900 17,600 21,400
60 Mountainous 8 12,700 16,100 19,600
60 Mountainous 10 11,700 14,900 18,100
65 Flat 0 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Flat 2 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Flat 4 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Flat 6 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Flat 8 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Flat 10 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 0 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 2 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 4 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 6 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 8 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Rolling 10 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Mountainous 0 24,200 29,300 34,500
65 Mountainous 2 21,500 26,100 30,700
65 Mountainous 4 19,400 23,500 27,600
65 Mountainous 6 17,600 21,400 25,100
65 Mountainous 8 16,100 19,600 23,000
65 Mountainous 10 14,900 18,100 21,300
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