Congestion Relief by Travel Time Minimization in Near Real Time – Detroit Area I-75 Corridor Study

This project was motivated by the premise that congestion due to traffic accidents and other incidents can be avoided by using computer re-routing models combined with the analysis of voluminous data collected by intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Congestion avoidance reduces travel time and fuel consumption as well as the need for additional roadways and infrastructure, making the transportation system more efficient. The results of this project are targeted at ITS that seek to reduce congestion by better routing large volumes of traffic at a small time interval as opposed to personal travel assistants (PTAs) that route one vehicle at a time. One potential downside of rerouting large volumes of traffic in a small time interval is to simply move the congestion to a different place in the traffic corridor. This requirement is addressed.

• Record URL:
  http://mioh-utc.udmercy.edu/research/ts-01/pdf/MIOH_UTC_TS1_projects_2-3_2008-Final_Report_Congestion_Relief_by_Travel_Time_Minimization_etc.pdf
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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23726
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Michigan Ohio University Transportation Center

  University of Detroit Mercy, 4001 W McNichols Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48221

  Grand Valley State University

  School of Engineering
  Grand Rapids, MI  United States  49546

  Wayne State University

  College of Engineering
  Detroit, MI  United States  48202

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  State Transportation Building, 425 West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Standridge, Charles R
  • Choudhuri, Shabbir
  • Zeitler, David
  • Khasnabis, Snehamay
• Publication Date: 2008-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 27p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Intelligent transportation systems; Personal digital assistants; Real time information; Routing; Traffic congestion; Traffic data; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: Detroit (Michigan)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01357429
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: RC-1545E, MIOH UTC TS1p2-3 2008-Final
• Contract Numbers: 2007-0538
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 29 2011 1:43PM