Effective and Robust Coordination of Traffic Signals on Arterial Streets. Volume 2: Guidelines of Design

These guidelines focus on the use of the software package Synchro/SimTraffic in designing traffic signal plans for arterial streets. This package in general effectively reduces the efforts of traffic systems engineers and improves the quality of the designed coordination. However, it is noted that sometimes advanced knowledge and techniques beyond the routine use of the software are needed to obtain satisfactory signal solutions. Two cases are frequently encountered and reported by INDOT signal systems engineers: (1) the initial solution is not fully in line with the INDOT criteria for a good coordination plan; and (2) additional field-tuning is needed since the actual operational performance of the signalized arterial system deviates substantially from the performance predicted with the software.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  Civil Engineering Building, 550 Stadium Mall Drive
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  100 N Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Li, Weizi
  • Tarko, A P
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Pagination: 77p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Computer programs; Software packages; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Traffic signal control systems; Traffic signal cycle; Traffic simulation
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01120264
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-IN-JTRP-2006-26-V2
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 2009 7:38AM