Estimation of the capacity of work zones is vital to manage the possibility of traffic flows exceeding capacity and resulting in unbearable queues during work zone lane closures. A plethora of … [Read more...] about Queue Analysis at Work Zones From Field-Collected Data
Highway Capacity
Continued Updating the Lane Closure Guide for Urban Highways in the Kansas City, Kansas, Metropolitan Area
Temporary work zones in the United States continue to be an important and necessary aspect of preserving, expanding, and maintaining the roadway infrastructure network. However, work zones present a … [Read more...] about Continued Updating the Lane Closure Guide for Urban Highways in the Kansas City, Kansas, Metropolitan Area
Survey of Work Zone Practices and Validation of Highway Capacity Manual Work Zone Capacity Model
Capacity at work zones is one of the major factors affecting queueing at work zones. Different states within the United States use their own methodology in determining work zone capacities and when to … [Read more...] about Survey of Work Zone Practices and Validation of Highway Capacity Manual Work Zone Capacity Model
Evaluation of DOTD’s Existing Queue Estimation Procedures
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) requests that freeway lanes should not be closed for construction work during hours when capacity exceeds 1,309 pcphpl. It is not known … [Read more...] about Evaluation of DOTD’s Existing Queue Estimation Procedures
A Platoon Regulation Algorithm to Improve the Traffic Performance of Highway Work Zones
This paper presents a cooperative traffic control strategy to increase the capacity of nonrecurrent bottlenecks such as work zones by making full use of the spatial resources upstream of work zones. … [Read more...] about A Platoon Regulation Algorithm to Improve the Traffic Performance of Highway Work Zones
Review of Methods for Estimating Construction Work Zone Capacity
Road reconstruction and the resulting work zones are considered as a major source of traffic congestion and delays on freeways. The roadway capacity is decreased as a result of a reduced number of … [Read more...] about Review of Methods for Estimating Construction Work Zone Capacity