Identify Best Locations for New Flex-Route Projects Throughout the State of Michigan

Travel demand variation is one of the main sources of traffic congestion. Managed lane strategies are proposed as a viable approach for addressing the traffic congestion issue. The US-23 Flex-Route construction project is an example of a successful application for managing lanes in the state of Michigan. It is essential to study state-wide congestion distribution to identify the best locations for assigning the highest priority project candidates for future flex-routes or other managed lane strategies. Financing these projects at the same time might be financially challenging. This proposed research will also investigate developing a viable project rollout strategy that would support increasing the number of managed lanes, including temporary shoulder use, throughout the state.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Institute for Community Development
  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824-1226
• Principal Investigators:

  Savolainen, Peter

• Start Date: 20230515
• Expected Completion Date: 20250614
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion management systems; Construction projects; Location; Managed lanes; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01889386
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 2023 11:43AM