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An existing undivided 2-lane road with a total traveled way of 22 ft with no shoulders...

An existing undivided 2-lane road with a total traveled way of 22 ft with no shoulders has a capacity of 1100 vph/lane. If the traveled way is increased to 24 ft and a 4 ft shoulder is added on each side of the road, what will be the new lane capacity?

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