This course provides information on low-cost operational improvements to solve recurring traffic bottleneck problems. The content explains how the Localized Bottleneck Reduction (LBR) Program is focused on recurring congestion chokepoints for and relieving the operational influences that cause them. The material is based on Recurring Traffic Bottlenecks: A Primer Focus on Low-Cost Operational Improvements, Publication No. FHWA-HOP-12-012. 

After completing this course, the learner will have a better understanding of traffic congestion relief using localized bottleneck reduction (LBR), as well as an understanding of the following topics:

• Benefits of localized bottleneck improvements 
• Overcoming challenges to implementing LBR projects
• Identifying and assessing bottlenecks  
• Localized bottleneck reduction strategies 
• Successful LBR program development