Service area is an essential part of freeway for safe and comfortable driving. Thetotal length of freeway in Korea is ever increasing and the freeway network isbecoming more complex. Furthermore, traffic characteristics are varied by route andby the s...
Service area is an essential part of freeway for safe and comfortable driving. Thetotal length of freeway in Korea is ever increasing and the freeway network isbecoming more complex. Furthermore, traffic characteristics are varied by route andby the section of freeway In order to consider these condition changes, the functionsand design of service area must be improved. Currently, service areas are designedaccording to the guidelines in the "Manual of Highway Design". The guidelines,unfortunately, are too simple and old to design good modern service areas. In this study, facility and parking space layout models which can eliminate theconflicts between the movements of the pedestrian and the vehicle to the maximumextent, and new facilities and services which the user needs are suggested Inaddition, several service area designs are introduced in consideration of trafficcharacteristics so that the service area design adequate to the characteristics of thefreeway section where the service area is located can be possible. A draft of"Guidelines for Service Area Design" is written based on the study results.