Simulation of a Weaving Section

As part of NCHRP Project 3-75, Analysis of Freeway Weaving Sections, an effort to simulate a weaving section on I-80 East in Emeryville, California was conducted. The data was provided by the NGSIM (Next Generation Simulation) project, and was extremely detailed. This paper reports on the successful simulation effort, and on the use of the simulated section to produce estimates of capacity, and to investigate the sensitivity of weaving operations and capacity to the volume ratio (VR), the proportion of total traffic that is involved in weaving movements. It also explores potential implications of the results on the modeling of weaving section operations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Vu, Tra Thu
  • Roess, Roger P
  • Ulerio, Jose M
  • Prassas, Elena S
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
• Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 26p
• Monograph Title: TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway management systems; Freeway operations; Freeways; Highway capacity; Traffic control; Traffic simulation; Weaving sections; Weaving traffic
• Identifier Terms: Next Generation Simulation program
• Geographic Terms: Emeryville (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046202
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 07-0111
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 18 2007 12:15PM