IMPROVING NETWORK OPERATIONS WITH FREEWAY RAMP CONTROL

The Expressway Surveillance Project had has its immediate objective to develop, operate and evaluate a pilot network information and control system to reduce travel time and increase traffic flow. This paper describes the planning, conduct and evaluation of a series of experiments with freeway ramp control which were undertaken for the purpose of improving network operations following the development of a pilot detection system. The paper is presented in two parts: initial experimentation with manual control and initial experimentation with automatic control.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 1963 Published By: Expressway Surveillance Project, Oak Park IL
• Corporate Authors:

  Expressway Surveillance Project (Ill.)

  ,    

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764
• Authors:
  • May, Adolf D
• Publication Date: 1963

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 66 p.
• Serial:
  • Report / Expressway Surveillance Project ; 10
  • Publisher: Expressway Surveillance Project (Ill.)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ramp metering; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00787339
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 2000 12:00AM