Several studies pertaining to the modeling of freeway and arterial traffic movements were reviewed, but none of them were applicable to lane closure in construction work zone on arterials. Hence the … [Read more...] about Artwork: A Simulation Model of Urban Arterial Work Zones
Traffic Queuing
Queue and User Cost Evaluation of Work Zones (QUEWZ)
An important aspect of a highway work zone is the lane-closure strategy and the movement of traffic through the work zone. As part of the evaluation to determine the effects of different lane-closure … [Read more...] about Queue and User Cost Evaluation of Work Zones (QUEWZ)
Simulation-Based Estimates of Delays at Freeway Work Zones
Work zone related traffic delay is an important cost component on freeways with maintenance activities. This study demonstrates that delays are always underestimated by using the deterministic queuing … [Read more...] about Simulation-Based Estimates of Delays at Freeway Work Zones
Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) requires queuing analysis to determine traffic backups on interstate work zones. The monetary gains/losses in contractual procedures such as lane … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay
Evaluating Steady-State Assumption for Highway Queueing System
Stochastic queueing methods are often applied to highway systems to estimate performance characteristics such as delay and queue length. Inherent in stochastic queueing methods is the assumption that … [Read more...] about Evaluating Steady-State Assumption for Highway Queueing System
A Model for Estimating Excess User Costs at Highway Work Zones
Highway work zones reduce available lanes for traffic, form traffic bottlenecks, and cause traffic delays and congestion. The additional travel time and effort involved in changing driving maneuvers … [Read more...] about A Model for Estimating Excess User Costs at Highway Work Zones