Estimation of Midblock Median Opening U-Turn Roadway Capacity Based on Sectioning Method

Table 1

Priority and nonpriority traffic stream data.

Hourly Period	Priority traffic stream						U-turn traffic stream
	Skudai, Malaysia				Durban, South Africa
	Flow^1	Hwy (s)	Flow^2	Hwy (s)	Flow^3	Hwy (s)	Flow; pcu/h	Speed; km/h	Density; veh/km
1	2234	1.61	1489	2.42	1579	2.28	349	23	15.17
2	2037	1.77	1358	2.65	1515	2.38	393	24	16.38
3	2046	1.76	1364	2.64	1485	2.42	449	27	16.63
4	2300	1.57	1533	2.35	1585	2.27	336	23	14.61
5	2441	1.47	1627	2.21	1717	2.10	210	18	11.67
6	2139	1.68	1426	2.52	1523	2.36	378	26	14.54
7	2184	1.65	1456	2.47	1494	2.41	401	24	16.71
8	2246	1.60	1497	2.40	1482	2.43	442	29	15.24
9	2019	1.78	1346	2.67	1384	2.60	499	27	18.48
10	2453	1.47	1635	2.20	1673	2.15	263	21	12.52
11	2376	1.52	1584	2.27	1632	2.21	301	22	13.68
12	2099	1.72	1399	2.57	1346	2.67	544	29	18.76

Peak.
Off-peak.