When a pavement section experiences a loss of serviceability, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) identifies alternate rehabilitation and replacement strategies to restore that pavement … [Read more...] about User Cost Models for Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Alternatives in Highway Work Zones
Transportation Operations
Calibration and Validation of CORSIM for Work Zones
Accurate estimation of delays at work zones is critical for the following applications: a) scheduling of activities for the work zone; b) determination of road-user costs to determine the … [Read more...] about Calibration and Validation of CORSIM for Work Zones
Short-Term Forecasting of Traffic Delays in Highway Construction Zones Using Online Approximators
Highway construction zones are often the cause of traffic delays. This is a natural consequence of the high congestion and nonuniform traffic flow conditions in construction zones. Most of the current … [Read more...] about Short-Term Forecasting of Traffic Delays in Highway Construction Zones Using Online Approximators
Optimal Work Zone Lengths for Two-Lane Highways
Highway pavement maintenance is very expensive not only in terms of costs to the responsible agencies, but also in terms of disruptive delays to users. Construction and maintenance activities on … [Read more...] about Optimal Work Zone Lengths for Two-Lane Highways
Literature Review of Methods to Determine Road User Costs in Construction Zones
As freeway construction increases with the need to expand, repair and maintain the existing infrastructure, the desire to quantify the inconvenience or delay costs to the user of the freeway … [Read more...] about Literature Review of Methods to Determine Road User Costs in Construction Zones
Development for Improved Motorist User Cost Determinations for FDOT Construction Projects
When a motorist encounters a highway construction work zone, there are some additional road user costs that are incurred as a consequence of the traffic flow interruptions and delays associated with … [Read more...] about Development for Improved Motorist User Cost Determinations for FDOT Construction Projects