NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OBSERVATION
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Automatic Traffic Surveillance and Control system became fully operational in January 1976. The system has proven to be an effective tool for managing traffic flow on the New Jersey Turnpike's most heavily traveled section. Motorists are provided with a diversion capability to the least-congested roadway by means of changeable message signs. The paper describes the unique roadway configuration covered by the system as well as the traffic parameters that dictate sign changes. Traffic flow affected by the system during the afternoon and evening peak hours of two high-volume traffic days was evaluated. Automatic sign changes, the magnitude of traffic parameters that caused the sign changes, and the number of vehicles diverted during these two days are described in this paper. (Author)
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- Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Freeway Operations. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Weckesser, P M
- KRAFT, J
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Conference:
- 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
- Publication Date: 1981
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 90-94
- Monograph Title: Transportation system management, parking, enforcement and other issues
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 816
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Peak hour traffic; Toll roads; Traffic control; Traffic diversion; Traffic flow; Traffic surveillance; Variable message signs
- Identifier Terms: New Jersey Turnpike
- Geographic Terms: New Jersey
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic control systems
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00345956
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309032571
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM