Given the aging infrastructure and the anticipated growing number of highway work zones in the United States, it is important to investigate methods to improve work zone mobility and safety. Data … [Read more...] about New England Merge: A Novel Cooperative Merge Control Method for Improving Highway Work Zone Mobility and Safety
Mobility
Separating Large Trucks From Non-Truck Traffic in Work Zones
Large trucks and automobiles have very different dimensions and operating characteristics that can create challenges when approaching and passing through certain work zones. Using Virginia Department … [Read more...] about Separating Large Trucks From Non-Truck Traffic in Work Zones
The National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and Application for Work Zone Performance Measurement
Transportation agencies are increasingly using probe vehicle data for transportation system performance management and as a resource for meeting the federal requirements of monitoring and reporting … [Read more...] about The National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) and Application for Work Zone Performance Measurement
Machine Learning Approach to Forecast Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data
The aim of deploying intelligent transportation systems (ITS) is often to help engineers and operators identify traffic congestion. The future of ITS-based traffic management is the prediction of … [Read more...] about Machine Learning Approach to Forecast Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data
Auditing Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data – Tool Explanation
The Wayne State University-Transportation Research Group will be hosting a free webinar on work zone mobility assessment and analysis. This webinar presents material developed under a Federal Highway … [Read more...] about Auditing Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data – Tool Explanation
Auditing Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data
This document aims to introduce the concept of a Work Zone Mobility Audit and define the involved data for completing such an audit. Agencies have a difficult time assessing the operational … [Read more...] about Auditing Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data