As the National Highway System reaches the end of its serviceable life, it becomes necessary for transportation agencies to focus on the preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of these roads. … [Read more...] about Using Simulation Models to Assess the Impacts of Highway Work Zone Strategies: Case Studies Along Interstate Highways in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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Simulation Trials on an Unconventional Alternative to Congestion Mitigation and Traffic Control at Highway Work-Zone Bottlenecks using Advanced Technologies
This paper presents a method to integrate the Dynamic Late Merge with a merge metering via wireless communication at the downstream taper area of a work zone, termed as Dynamic Merge Metering Traffic … [Read more...] about Simulation Trials on an Unconventional Alternative to Congestion Mitigation and Traffic Control at Highway Work-Zone Bottlenecks using Advanced Technologies
A Hybrid Process of Micro-Simulation and Logistic Regression for Short-Term Work Zone Traffic Diversion
The rapidly growing number of work zones on the Interstate highway system is having significant operational impacts due to the temporary loss of capacity. Work zone impact on safety and mobility … [Read more...] about A Hybrid Process of Micro-Simulation and Logistic Regression for Short-Term Work Zone Traffic Diversion
Traffic Analysis Toolbox, Volume VIII: Work Zone Modeling and Simulation – A Guide for Decision-Makers
This document is intended to provide guidance to decision-makers at agencies and jurisdictions considering the role of analytical tools in work zone planning and management. It is often unclear what … [Read more...] about Traffic Analysis Toolbox, Volume VIII: Work Zone Modeling and Simulation – A Guide for Decision-Makers
Phase II – Improved Work Zone Design Guidelines and Enhanced Model of Travel Delays in Work Zones
This project contains three major parts. In the first part a digital computer simulation model was developed with the aim to model the traffic through a freeway work zone situation. The model was … [Read more...] about Phase II – Improved Work Zone Design Guidelines and Enhanced Model of Travel Delays in Work Zones
Traffic Analysis Toolbox Offers New Guides to Work Zone Modeling and Simulation
Two new volumes, Volume VIII - Work Zone Modeling and Simulation–A Guide for Decision—Makers and Volume IX - Work Zone Modeling and Simulation–A Guide for Analysts, in the Federal Highway … [Read more...] about Traffic Analysis Toolbox Offers New Guides to Work Zone Modeling and Simulation