An accident occurs on a one-lane highway and blocks off all lanes of traffic. This freeway has a jam density of 130 veh/mi. Before the accident occurred (and upstream of the queue that forms), traffic was (is) traveling at an average speed of 45 mi/h and density of 30 veh/mi. Assume that the following conditions are present: = Before the queue: Uupstream 45 mi/h, kupstream = 30 veh/mi After the queue: Udownstream = 60 mi/h, kdownstream = 0 veh/mi Jam Density: kj = 130 veh/mi How long is the queue after 25 minutes?

An accident occurs on a one-lane highway and blocks off all lanes of traffic. This freeway has a jam density of 130 veh/mi. Before the accident occurred (and upstream of the queue that forms), traffic was (is) traveling at an average speed of 45 mi/h and density of 30 veh/mi. Assume that the following conditions are present: = Before the queue: Uupstream 45 mi/h, kupstream = 30 veh/mi After the queue: Udownstream = 60 mi/h, kdownstream = 0 veh/mi Jam Density: kj = 130 veh/mi How long is the queue after 25 minutes?

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