COMBINING SUBAREAS IN A COMPUTER CONTROLLED ROAD NETWORK

This paper describes an investigation of the delays incurred by traffic passing between junctions with different cycle times. A range of traffic and road conditions is considered. The analysis results in a procedure, which utilizes the transyt program, for determining whether subareas which, when considered by themselves, operate best with different cycle times should or should not be combined into a larger area or subareas with a common cycle time. The criterion used is the total delay to traffic in the network. (A) /TRRL/

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  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University, England

  Department of Civil Engineering, Claremont Tower, NE1 TRU
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland,   England 
• Authors:
  • Ferguson, J A
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 32 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University, England
  • Publisher: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University, England
  • ISSN: 0306-3402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Computer programs; Digital computers; Highway traffic control; Intersections; Networks; Roads; Signalized intersections; Traffic delays; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal cycle; Video imaging detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Wide area traffic control
• ITRD Terms: 669: Area traffic control; 576: Cycle (traffic signals); 9010: Delay; 8673: Digital computer; 455: Junction; 597: Linked signals; 1053: Road network; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129983
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Work Paper No. 9 R&D Rept.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM