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 Tools Volume VIII: Work Zone Analysis – A Guide for Decision-Makers
Traffic Simulation
Integrating Planning and Operations Models to Predict Work Zone Traffic
The impetus of this research is to meet the growing need for accurate and practical methods to support traffic analysis in work zones. Road construction and maintenance activities have become a common … [Read more...] about Integrating Planning and Operations Models to Predict Work Zone Traffic
Using Modeling and Simulation Tools for Work Zone Analysis
A brief, easy-to-read overview of work zone analysis and how modeling and simulation can be used as part of the analysis. Includes three short examples. … [Read more...] about Using Modeling and Simulation Tools for Work Zone Analysis
Traffic Analysis Tools Volume IX: Work Zone Modeling and Simulation – A Guide for Analysts
This document is the second volume in the FHWA Traffic Analysis Toolbox: Work Zone Analysis series. Whereas the first volume provides guidance to decision-makers at agencies and jurisdictions … [Read more...] about Traffic Analysis Tools Volume IX: Work Zone Modeling and Simulation – A Guide for Analysts
Integrating Microscopic Simulation and Optimization: Application to Freeway Work Zone Traffic Control
This paper presents a methodology for optimizing performance of a traffic system on the basis of simulated observations of its microscopic behavior. The method integrates simulation and optimization … [Read more...] about Integrating Microscopic Simulation and Optimization: Application to Freeway Work Zone Traffic Control
Approximated Headway Distributions of Free-Flowing Traffic on Ohio Freeways for Work Zone Traffic Simulations
Headway or interarrival time (IAT) data of successive vehicles in free-flowing traffic ahead of work zones at six different Ohio freeways (two with two lanes in one direction, three with three lanes, … [Read more...] about Approximated Headway Distributions of Free-Flowing Traffic on Ohio Freeways for Work Zone Traffic Simulations