Road construction projects have a significant effect on the operational performance of the roads (say, freeways) leading to an increase in congestion and delay during the construction period. The … [Read more...] about Effect of Road Construction Projects on Travel Time Reliability
Traffic Delays
Modeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations
Federal rules mandate state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure and report on the performance of highways within their jurisdictions. Those rules support … [Read more...] about Modeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations
Impact on Traffic flow Due to Construction on Roadside: A Case Study of Thaltej Gam to Vijay Cross Road
The historic city Ahmedabad is the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. The population of Ahmedabad in 2016 is over 7 million people in the city and approximately 8 million in the urban … [Read more...] about Impact on Traffic flow Due to Construction on Roadside: A Case Study of Thaltej Gam to Vijay Cross Road
Optimization of Work Zone Segments on Urban Roads Using Cellular Automata Model in Mixed Traffic
Increased delays and reduced speeds in work zones leads to congestion. This can be improved by optimizing the work zone length. The focus of this study is to model work zones using cellular automata … [Read more...] about Optimization of Work Zone Segments on Urban Roads Using Cellular Automata Model in Mixed Traffic
Temporary Traffic Control Strategy Optimization for Urban Freeways
Temporary traffic control (TTC) strategies have been widely adopted to maintain traffic flow while ensuring TTC costs remain a reasonable portion of construction budgets. As travel demand approaches … [Read more...] about Temporary Traffic Control Strategy Optimization for Urban Freeways
Multicontextual Machine-Learning Approach to Modeling Traffic Impact of Urban Highway Work Zones
Impact assessments of highway construction work zones (CWZs) are mandated for all federally funded highway infrastructure improvement projects. However, most existing approaches are ad hoc or project … [Read more...] about Multicontextual Machine-Learning Approach to Modeling Traffic Impact of Urban Highway Work Zones