Development of Managed-Lane Access Guidelines Based on Gap Acceptance Theory

One strategy for improving freeway performance is implementation of managed lanes (MLs). Vehicles access an ML located in the freeway median by weaving across the general purpose lanes (GPLs) and entering the ML from the leftmost lane of the GPLs. Such intense lane-changing maneuvers cause traffic turbulence, which induces special operational problems with capacity, level of service, and safety. The principal objective of this research is to develop design guidelines for the ML access (or exit) spacing between the entrance (or exit) ramp and the ML access opening and for the ML access opening length. This research develops analytical weaving models based on gap acceptance theory; the models estimate the probability of successful weaves in these weaving distances. The research also develops design guidelines for these distances on the basis of the analytical weaving models.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2257-11
• Summary URL:
  http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Development+of+Managed-Lane+Access+Guidelines+Based+on+Gap+Acceptance+Theory&author=C.+Yang&author=S.+Mattingly&author=J.+Williams&author=K.+Hyunwoong&publication_year=2011
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• Authors:
  • Yang, Chulsu
  • Mattingly, Stephen P
  • Williams, James C
  • Hyunwoong, Kim
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 95-102
• Monograph Title: Highway Capacity and Quality of Service 2011
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2257
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Freeway operations; Gap acceptance; General purpose lanes; Guidelines; Lane changing; Managed lanes; Mathematical models; Weaving traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01336797
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309222938
• Report/Paper Numbers: 11-2901
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 18 2011 12:24PM