Feasibility of Lane Closures Using Probe Data

To develop an adequate traffic operations management and congestion mitigation plan for every roadway maintenance and construction project requiring lane closures, transportation agencies need accurate and reliable estimates of traffic impacts associated with pertinent maintenance and construction projects, and the corresponding roadway capacity reductions. The current analytical model used by most agencies for this purpose is based on traditional volume/capacity formulae and deterministic traffic queuing modeling method. New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recognizes the shortcomings of these methods that often result in inaccurate estimates of the impact of lane closures in terms of vehicle delays and the associated costs. These estimates may be significantly improved by utilizing the probe-vehicle data. The objective of this research project is to develop a methodology for integrating probe-vehicle data into the traffic impact analysis model, and to develop a user-friendly software tool that would implement the calculation methodology.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/research/reports/FHWA-NJ-2017-005.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.nj.gov/transportation/business/research/reports/FHWA-NJ-2017-003-TB.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32154
• Corporate Authors:

  New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University Heights
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chien, Steven I-Jy
• Publication Date: 2017-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 116p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Feasibility analysis; Lane closure; Methodology; Probe vehicles; Software; Traffic data; Work zone traffic control
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01635064
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-NJ-2017-005
• Contract Numbers: NJDOT 2011 – 01
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 22 2017 2:46PM