High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Management System
This report describes a system designed to provide Single Occupancy Hybrid Vehicles (SOHVs) restriction messages dynamically to drivers through variable message signs. It provides a way for Caltrans (California Department of Transportation )Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) to determine whether or not SOHVs should be permitted in HOV facilities and to convey that information to drivers. It also provides insight in understanding various HOV restriction scenarios and their impact on HOV lane and mainline congestion. Researchers studied, via simulations, the effects of permitting or restricting eligible SOHV from use of HOV facilities. Results from the simulations showed that reduction in vehicles eligible to use HOV lane (not just SOHV but any vehicle) could reduce not only the delay experienced by HOV vehicles but also the total system delay.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Berkeley
Program on Advanced Technology for the Highway
Richmond Field Station
Richmond, CA United States 94804University of California, Berkeley
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804California Department of Transportation
Division of Research and Innovation
1227 O Street, MS-83
Sacramento, CA United States 94273-0001 -
Authors:
- Varaiya, Pravin
- Sharafsaleh, Ashkan
- Kohli, Varun
- Edwards, Daniel
- Gomes, Gabriel
- Publication Date: 2011-12-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Figures; Glossary; Tables;
- Pagination: 88p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: High occupancy vehicle lanes; Hybrid vehicles; Simulation; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Variable message signs
- Geographic Terms: California
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01476622
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Report/Paper Numbers: CA11-2187, UCB-ITS-PRR-2011-10
- Contract Numbers: 65A0375
- Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Mar 22 2013 2:55PM