DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF LANE CLOSURE STRATEGIES

A dynamic simulation model is extended to represent traffic system disruptions in the form of lane closures. The model has two components: a macroparticle traffic simulator, and a user decisions component which comprises behavioral mechanisms governing the daily departure time decisions of commuters. The model is applied to the analysis of six alternative lane closure strategies assocated with planned repair activities. Examples of model results are described, highlighting the tradeoffs between the performance of the system during the perturbation period and the final equilibrium state, as well as the trade-off between the schedule delay and the travel time experienced by system users during those periods.

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• Authors:
  • Mahmassani, H S
  • Jayakrishnan, R
  • 0000-0002-0155-3622
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 476-496
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Lane closure; Traffic delays; Traffic simulation; Travel time
• Old TRIS Terms: Lane closing; Strategy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469537
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE Paper 22622
• Contract Numbers: NSF CEE 8400306
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM